In two US cities, religious leaders conduct exorcisms - in public, and in broad daylight.

Mahathir Mohamad stands by his widely condemned comments on attacks by Muslim extremists.

Thousands in Afghanistan and across the world protest against French President Emmanuel Macron. Video / Agencia EFE via AP

An Auckland man went to pay his respects at Purewa. He didn't expect a fitness class.

A former Catholic priest won't be charged because of age and his home abroad.

'Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God.'

More than 500 survivors have so far shared their stories with the commission.

Survivors have received less than a fifth of the compensation of comparable countries.

Hello, is it me you're looking for? Church recruiters switch from door knocks to phone.

There are reports of 23-hour work shifts at the isolated West Coast community.

Georgina and Tanya Sammons only found out after their older sister Alva had died.

Jacinda Ardern wants stronger protections against religious discrimination.

"I don't call myself a survivor because I am still waiting to be rescued."

He endured 'disgraceful' abuse at Lake Alice Hospital in his early teens in the 1970s.

'We do have some serious concerns about some of the fundamental ways of thinking.'

Act urges religious leaders who object to legislation to respect others' choices.

He also sold party drugs to fund his love of designer clothes.

An evangelical church that never sought the spotlight now has the nation's attention.

Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship paid staff $862,000 in the year to March 2019.

A rugby league club closely linked to the church is calling for compassion.

'I wanted to understand why she had so much hate. I was emotional. I tried to hold it in.'

The terrorist was watched closely in the courtroom. But he gave little away.

Terrorist killer Brendon Tarrant faces an isolated life as a locked-up "hermit".

There were cries of "Allahu akbar" outside court as the gunman was sentenced.

The man behind the Christchurch terror attack will never be released from prison.

Andrew Little says Australians can only be deported after completing their sentence.