Customs involve immersing yourself in freezing cold water.
IBTimes UK looks at Malam Ibrahim Dicko the Islamist preacher believe to be behind attacks.
According to the bill, Hindu individuals who have separated from their spouses can now remarry.
Pope called those sexually abused by priests, 'a sin that shames us'.
Fast food chain opens up in Vatican-owned property by St Peters Square.
Pope Francis has been attempting to improve relations between the Vatican and the Asian country.
The mass was supposed to remember Rocco Sollecito, a mobster killed in Canada in May.
The two prosperity preachers will be the first ever involved in a presidential inauguration.
More than 1,500 eggs and hundreds of kilograms of flour are thrown in the annual battle.
The pontiff stressed the need for more women and lay people to be accepted to positions in the Church.
If there was a massive star in the sky, why didn't King Herod and his advisers know about it ?
Baroness Ruth Deech says anti-Israel feeling at universities is turning into anti-Semitism.
British royal also raised the plight of Christians in Syria in Christmas radio message.
Sevil Shhaideh is from the country's Tatar minority.
The Somali asylum seeker was grabbed by parents and claims to support terror group al-Nusra Front.
Beijing says it hopes its neighbour 'can draw lessons from this, respect China's core interests'.
Ryan McKnight says that the aim of his campaign is 'pure and simple - transparency'.
Chhaupadi is now banned in the country but is still practised in remote rural regions.
Senator Angus King said the president-elect was too quick to blame Islamic terrorism.
Communities secretary Sajid Javid said those who do not share British values 'struggle' in society.
Born in Argentina he went on to become the first Latin-American cardinal to be appointed to the papacy.
Labour representatives have been accused of tolerating and spreading hate speech about persecuted sect.
Activist tells IBTimes UK how her support for woman who publicly rejected hijab has led to death threats.
The Pakistani state has established an apartheid system for a religious minority.
The two celebrations coincide every so often - but it is rare.
IBTimes UK exclusively speaks to the Church's commission hoping to prevent much feared bloodshed.
Woman threatened with death after photograph went viral.
Mob attacked the mosque when worshippers barricaded themselves inside.
Families in Cali, Colombia, decorate their relatives' graves with lanterns, partying into the night with them to welcome the start of the Christmas season.
Court orders Publier to remove marble statue overlooking Lake Geneva to comply with ban on religious symbols.