The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast

While many are focused on the race for the White House, there's another contest looming. It's to decide the next archbishop of Canterbury, who not only leads 85 million Anglicans worldwide, but gets a seat in UK parliament. To the diminishing number of Christians in the West, why does this matter?

In 1994, one of the worst genocides in history occurred in Rwanda. Over 100 days, a million people died at the hands of neighbours, workmates, and even friends. We hear from reconciliation commissioner Rev Antoine Rutayisire, who is also a survivor of the genocide.

The looming contest to decide the next archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Antoine Rutayisire reflects on bringing healing after one of the world's worst genocides, and will the upcoming Vatican synod tackle issues around women's leadership and sexuality?

Why Pope Francis has called the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump a choice between two evils, and is there a crisis of modern manhood?

There's a major challenge for what healthy masculinity looks like. The data on male suicides is harrowing – men are three times more likely to take their own lives. So are the statistics on male violence towards women. On average, one woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner.

In perhaps his most dramatic intervention into US politics, Pope Francis has called the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump a choice between two evils. What impact could his words have on this tight contest? 

A combination of drought, flood, and a civil war in Sudan could leave 25 million people at risk of starvation. That's more than half the population.