Catholics are divided on issues such as divorce and birth control amid widespread resentment at Church teachings, two surveys have found.

City Impact Church founders Peter and Bev Mortlock are selling their Whangaparaoa mansion - and its pricetag has surprised one church member.

A primary school is considering "all options" over its Christianity classes after complaints from three parents.

As a cancer sufferer, I echo Stephen Wealthall's call for talking openly and honestly about death, writes Rev Brian Brandon.

A police captain in Indiana says he believes the story of a woman who claimed her children were being attacked and possessed by hundreds of demons.

'I lead this double life because I still have to make a living.' Five women tell the Herald about their lives and challenges they face being Muslim in NZ.

The Pope’s new Spanish Cardinal has called homosexuality a physical “defect” that can be cured, it has been reported.

An attentive passenger on the 2pm ferry leaving Devonport on Sunday afternoon would have been treated to an unusual sight.

An Afghan man is understood to have become the first atheist ever to secure asylum in Britain on religious grounds.

Pope Francis has broken protocol to invite an old friend up for a ride on his popemobile in St Peter's Square.

Divine intervention may be needed to help resolve a dilemma that has been brewing in Samoa - exactly which day is the Sabbath.

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.

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.

European inspectors gave the Vatican a mixed report card in its efforts to comply with international norms to fight money laundering and terror financing.

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.