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St Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history and the small Umbrian town of Assisi now attracts millions of visitors every year. Katharine Longworth speaks to some of those pilgrims about the enduring appeal of this medieval friar.

Donna Birrell has been at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse hearings this week which has been hearing the case of Peter Ball and reports on the reaction to the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, who gave evidence this week. This is followed by our reporter Harry Farley who speaks to the Church of England's Lead Bishop of Safeguarding Peter Hancock about what should happen now.

Should the British government be helping the USA bring the death penalty against two members of ISIS who were former British citizens - Steve Hucklesby, Policy Adviser for the Methodist church and Rupert Reid director of research and strategy at the Policy Exchange Think Tank debate this issue.

Zimbabwe presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on the 30th July. Dadirai Chikwengo talks about the hopes and fears for this election.

Egyptian archaeologists have revealed the details of an ancient burial shaft and a mummification workshop that were discovered 30 meters underground, near the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. Ruth Michaelson explains the significance of this find.

And the charity Church on Poverty is attempting to roll out a new type of scheme that provides vulnerable people with subsidised groceries. They say the model is more sustainable than food banks. Rajeev Gupta went along.

Producers
Carmel Lonergan
Rajeev Gupta

Editor
Christine Morgan.