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Bible Society 'Quiet Revival' report withdrawn over 'fraudlent' responses

A report claiming the number of young people attending church in England and Wales had skyrocketed has been retracted, after the data was found to be flawed.

Sunday guides you through the religious and ethical issues of the week, including the news that a report claiming the number of young people attending church in England and Wales had skyrocketed, has now been retracted. It comes after the underlying data was found to be flawed. The Bible Society's "Quiet Revival" report had been widely reported on since its publication last year and became an accepted part of discourse among many Christians.

Sir James MacMillan’s new 70-minute, 12-piece choral oratorio "Angels Unawares" has received it's world premiere in the Sistine Chapel. It's a moving piece about angelic encounters set to poetry by the late Robert Willis, the former Dean of Canterbury who died in 2024. William speaks to Sir James about the historic performance and his connection to faith.

And as Christians around the world prepare for Palm Sunday, worshippers in Jerusalem are facing an unprecedented disruption to Holy Week, we explore the latest.

PRESENTER: William Crawley
PRODUCERS: Bara'atu Ibrahim and Linda Walker
EDITOR: Chloe Walker

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