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With the death of Joseph Ratzinger, and Pope Francis eyeing retirement, the Vatican has entered a new era.

We talk to philosopher Carrie Jenkins, author of "Sad Love", about why she believes we all have a duty to abandon the romantic myth and craft our own relationships.

These are extraordinary times, teaching us once more that blind faith comes in many forms: not only established religion, but also conspiracy theory and political ideology.

Let's revel in the rich tradition of mid-winter festivities, celebrated long before they were sanitised by the Christians.

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Out now – featuring Jay Owens on non-human intelligence, Peter Forbes on a new theory of the origins of life, and Alison Bashford on the secret history of the Huxley dynasty

Why did the gold on the ceiling of the Alhambra turn a weird shade of purple?

For the first time in the history of Northern Ireland, Catholics outnumber Protestants, but perhaps the most significant change is the rise of people of no religion.

Some Christian organisations are deeply upset by the new no-fault divorce laws in England and Wales. Why do they want to keep unhappy couples together?

We now know more about how the brains of our ancestors developed differently from those of the Neanderthals.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded for pioneering work exploring the strange-but-true phenomenon of quantum entanglement.

The mass protests in Iran are a call for freedom and dignity. Sanctions on the morality police are not enough.

Where are the new big ideas? At HowTheLightGetsIn festival, a scientist, a philosopher and a journalist discuss whether Britain's intellectual culture is stagnating – and if so, what can we do about it.