A starving, homeless, Muslim child is every bit as precious as a starving, homeless, Christian child. Neither should be discriminated against.

On a sunny morning earlier this year, a camera crew entered a well-appointed apartment just outside the 9th-century gates of Vatican City.

An appeal has been launched to restore the historic St Patrick's Catholic Presbytery in Auckland's central city.

The clandestine programme represents a significant escalation of the CIA's involvement in the war in Syria, enlisting the agency's powerful Counterterrorism Centre.

Presbyterian congregations are defying the church's national ban on performing same-sex weddings.

Thailand's junta is under scrutiny after mistakenly showing an unrelated picture of a suicide vest during a nationally televised broadcast announcing the arrest of a foreign man in connection with....

When the Westboro Baptist Church protested outside a Foo Fighters concert recently, Dave Grohl and the band responded with a Rickroll.

Whatever it is that we believe, we are all in this together and we need all the tools and networks that we can get, writes Sam Judd.

A new documentary on Gloriavale has revealed more about what it's like to live in the West Coast community - and how its residents react when someone walks out.

A fake Facebook profile set up in the birth name of Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian has reportedly been used to proposition a Greymouth woman.

Green MP Catherine Delahunty said she was concerned the school's narrow curriculum prevented pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.

Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what the extreme fundamentalist school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.

Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.

A Satanic organisation has unveiled a controversial Baphomet sculpture in Detroit.

The father of baby Leo says hundreds of former Exclusive Brethren members want to sue the church over alleged "brainwashing" tactics and human rights abuses.

The "declining religiosity" of scientists working on the summer ice of Antarctica has ended a long-standing relationship with New Zealand priests.

Despite recent rumours he might be leaving the church, Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology have plans for a new TV news network, which has been dubbed “Scientology’s CNN”.

A campaign grows in support of two Moroccan woman accused of "gross indecency" for wearing dresses considered provocative.

Catholics are being called en-masse to attend Mass in Ross to save the town's last remaining church from closure.

Man who removed his turban to help a seriously injured young boy honoured for his "outstanding compassion and empathy".

Jihadists warned "Christians" to avoid Tunisia for their summer holidays seven weeks before last weekend's attack, one of several warning signs missed.

The Hillsong Church has confirmed the 21-year-old pop star is in town, saying in a statement that he is a "delegate".

Colin Craig seems to be in the long tradition of public figures who wrap themselves in a cloak of virtue but fail to live up to standards, writes Paul Thomas.

Dates and times for the Auckland Diwali Festival will not be changed, and celebrations will be held in the city three weeks before the actual day.

Pope Francis says that it may be acceptable, or even "morally necessary", for married couples to split up if they are at war with each other.

Isis jihadists have threatened "a calamity for kuffars" over the fasting month of Ramadan, and released a gruesome video of unorthodox execution methods.

A Christian school has been given a clean bill of health by the Education Review Office.

No, I'm not starving myself for 30 days, and sorry, but even if you keep quiet I'm still not going to eat one of your crisps.