UK cathedral installs painting depicting a black Jesus
Dean agreed to install 12ft artwork following pressure from Black Lives Matter activists.
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Principal threatens students with police action over Black Lives Matter posters
Principal threatened police action over recent claims of racism in the school.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa Catholic school unveils principal
New school in Golden Sands on track for February 2021. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Restaurant mistakenly stocks Scientology pamphlets with Covid-19 advice
"We know misinformation is spreading very fast and it can be very dangerous."
Praise be: Churches to reopen, police to 'use discretion'
Churches are now allowed to open, but the limit on people attending still remains.
PM: 10-person limit for churches could increase during level 2
Dr Ashley Bloomfield will review the rules after two weeks in level 2, PM says.
Local Focus: Rotorua churches campaign against level 2 rules
Ministers hope to increase gatherings to 100. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
'Civil disobedience': Worshippers flock to Destiny Church service
Today was about 'taking a stand' and showing churches could be trusted.
Chch leaflet compares NZ lockdown laws to Nazi Germany, Holocaust
It claims lockdown dobbers would 'snitch on Anne Frank'. The Jewish Council has hit back.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
Ramadan too dangerous in this era of the coronavirus.
Watch: Easter Sunday service from St Matthew in the City
Auckland church leaders say Easter offers a new perspective.
Churches move online for 'unprecedented' Easter services
Not since the 1918 flu pandemic had churches been impacted in such a way.
Sikhs to hand out thousands of free food parcels to needy
Sikh Temple granted essential services provider status.
Cardinal George Pell to walk free after child sexual abuse convictions quashed
The High Court judgement on the historic cases was unanimous.
Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ Catholics to celebrate Easter in front of screens at home
Covid-19 puts a stop to Good Friday processions and Easter Masses in churches.
Covid-19: Gloriavale in total lockdown for past five days
Most members won't notice a thing, ex-member says.
Coronavirus: Destiny Church service goes ahead
A number of steps were taken by the church to ensure there was no cross-contamination.
US church helped test nearly 1,000 people for coronavirus
Church of the Highlands, usually averages 50,000 for weekend services.
Catholic mass cancelled throughout New Zealand
There will be no more Catholic mass in New Zealand until it is safe to do so.
Coronavirus: Five people in isolation after sharing cup of wine with Patient 6 at mass
Mass has been eerily quiet since the man's test came back positive, priest says.
Coronavirus: Mormon church temporarily shutdown
Churches are cancelling large events while others are suspending services entirely.
Inside Mexico's Exploding Hammer Festival
Some celebrate Shrove Tuesday with pancakes, this town celebrates in an explosive fashion
Chris Lynch: Reflecting on March 15 one year on
Residents refused to allow Christchurch to be defined by hate, writes Chris Lynch.
Christchurch mosque shootings: The 17 minutes Hisham Alzarzour will never forget
Hisham Alzarzour looks back on the worst year of his life following the March 15 attack.
Editorial: March 15, 2019 - What rises from atrocity?
We say: Reflecting on the Christchurch mosque shootings, one year on.
Remember the victims, not the 'black day': Tauranga mosque leader
A Tauranga Muslim leader says we should not mark March 15. Here's why.
Saima Anis: Do we have the courage to understand our differences?
COMMENT: We need to teach our children the power of acceptance and diversity.
'This is where I belong': How Hawke's Bay's love helped Tauseef Quazi
Christchurch mosque founder's son couldn't fathom what happened inside walls he saw built.
'Hello brother': A year after the mosque attacks, who are we now?
It's been a year since the Chch mosque killings. Who are we now? And what have we learned?
Christchurch mosque shootings: The last victim - a widow speaks
Hamimah Tuyan is one of 31 women widowed in the March 15 terror attack. This is her story.
Churches advised to drop communion on the tongue and using one cup
The Ministry of Health is recommending churches stop using a shared cup for communion.
Coronavirus: Churches make changes to holy communion practices
Churches are making changes to traditional worship practices due to coronavirus.
In Delhi's worst violence in decades, a man watched his brother burn
At least 53 were killed in two days, in the deadliest Hindu-Muslim violence since 1950.