A message from the Pope was read out at a special service to pray for safety in the days ahead.

Bishop Brian Tamaki responds to accusations he is dropping 'doctrinal bombshells' that separate his church from the mainstream.

Destiny Church has been branded a "cult" after Brian Tamaki said Jesus did not rise from the dead - but he says he was quoted out of context.

Brian Tamaki has become so persuaded that he is the messianic voice of God that he has become irrational, writes Garth George.

Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia was a challenge New Zealander Mark Burry took on and won.

David Chaplin looks into the Exclusive Brethren's BCF KiwiSaver scheme.

The Pope has declared war on parents' growing insistence on shunning the saints and naming their children after fashion designers, Sanskrit titles and things that don't mean much.

Rioters ran amok yesterday in the central Nigerian city of Jos.

A selection of Christmas church services in the main centres.

Check times of church services for the miners, and tell us about services in your area.

Graham Reid admires church windows with a Samoan Jesus.