BBC World Service - Heart and Soul

Mice, Mullahs and the Begging Mafia

Pakistan’s begging Mafia chasing the religious rupee

Clive Lawton embarks on a personal quest to understand the mystery and power of silence

The evangelical Christians who believe multiple families are the will of God

How Pakistan’s blasphemy law is being used to persecute its Christian minority

Catrin Nye explores the exorcisms taking place in Britain's South Asian communities.

One of India's most famous monks who influenced Gandhi and Nehru

What we can learn about the new Pope from St Francis

Heart and Soul explores the sacred catfish and mud mosques of West Africa.

What is the state of faith in Mali one year on after the Islamist coup?

Chinese New Year with the Christians of Vancouver.