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Paul Little: Pinko Pope riles the wealthy
You may not have heard of Ken Langone - I hadn't until recently when he decided to take on Pope Francis.
You may not have heard of Ken Langone - I hadn't until recently when he decided to take on Pope Francis.
Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby, marking Christmas in St Peter's Basilica.
The US$111.05 ($134) New York restaurant receipt includes a US$1000 tip and the words "god bless!" scrawled across it.
A teenage girl police believe was beaten at home was forced to hide her facial injuries behind a burqa while Muslim community members allegedly hushed up the abuse.
The Bab al-Hawa crossing post sits under a low ridge on the Syrian-Turkish border, not far from the Turkish town of Reyhanli.
A Buddhist trust has received resource consent to use a south Auckland rural block for a Tibetan temple with 38 bedrooms for monks and visitors and 28 affordable homes for followers.
The number of people who say they have no religion has reached 1.6 million.
Richard Lewis yesterday thanked his new congregation and family before delivering his first sermon since splitting from the controversial Destiny Church.
Negative posts from a Destiny Church pastor about defector Richard Lewis have been shared online by Bishop Brian Tamaki.
The new boss of a restaurant that has sent five owners broke in three years wants an exorcist to check the property for evil spirits.
Bishop Brian Tamaki's right-hand man has turned his back on Destiny Church to become a pastor - the latest of several high-profile departures.
Shortly after a police raid to close down his revolutionary political party in 1978, Aravindan Balakrishnan began disciplinary proceedings against three leadership rivals within the commune.
Pope Francis issued the mission statement for his papacy, outlining how the Catholic Church and the papacy itself must be reformed.
The son-in-law of Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship to help feed the needy.
A controversial church leader and critic of homosexuality has made peace with a prominent transgender adversary as she battles kidney disease.
Charities are bracing themselves for an influx of more than 40,000 struggling Kiwi families who can't afford to serve Christmas dinner or put presents under the tree this year.
Recently, to much mirth, the capital's new Anglican Bishop despoiled his lovely cathedral's entrance by residing there in a wooden crate.
With a swing of his powerful arm, a prison guard landed a wicked-looking cane on a dummy wearing the white uniform of convicts in Brunei.
The Vatican is forming its own cricket team, which will be called St Peter's Cricket Club.
Despite the falling number of Christians, the number of christenings is still high and baby-naming ceremonies are becoming more popular.
An evangelist whose inspirational autobiography has been labelled "99 per cent false" is here on a speaking tour - sparking a warning from some churches.
An attempt by Iran's reformist President, Hassan Rouhani, to abolish the chant "Death to America" as part of his drive to improve relations with the West has angered hardliners.
One of the largest remaining privately owned blocks of land in inner Auckland is for sale.