Shakespeare's parish may leave Church of England if bishop doesn't condemn 'sinful' homosexual acts
Shakespeare's church St Helen's Bishopsgate says it will break away from the Church of England if the next Bishop of London has liberal views of sexuality.
Islamic leaders: There's no religious reason Muslim women shouldn't remove burkas in court
Islamic leaders in Australia instruct muslims to stand in court and remove burkas if asked when giving evidence.
Firebombs hurled at Swedish synagogue following Trump's Jerusalem move
Three have been arrested following a firebomb attack at a synagogue in Goteborg, Sweden.
'Lead us not into temptation': Why Pope Francis wants to change the Lord's Prayer
The head of the Catholic church suggested that part of the Lord's Prayer was "not a good translation" and suggested it be changed.
In pictures: Muslim world erupts over Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital
People set fire to US and Israeli flags and destroyed effigies of Donald Trump in Muslim-majority countries around the globe, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Indonesia.
Photos: Palestinians and Israeli police clash after Friday prayers over Trump's Jerusalem decision
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian stone-throwers traded volleys in the streets with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Trump's Jerusalem move sparks violence: Man with Palestine flag vandalises Dutch kosher restaurant
Man with Palestinian flag smashes windows of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam after Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israeli capital.
Burkini ban: Women must show bare legs and arms at Geneva swimming pools
City votes in favour of banning Muslim women's swimwear and topless bathing but critics warn it could fuel arguments of Islamaphobe extremists.
Paedophile priest caned Catholic schoolboys before sexually abusing them in 'sadistic ruse'
Paedophile priest Andrew Soper, formerly known as Father Laurence, found guilty of 19 counts of sexual and physical abuse against boys at St Benedict's Catholic School in Ealing.
Man who smashed windows and left bacon at Florida mosque gets 15 years in prison
The state attorney said that Michael Wolfe was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 15 years probation after vandalising a mosque in central Florida.
'Santa Claus does not exist': Watch pastor ruin Christmas for kids in Alaska in viral video
"Santa Claus is not real. The man you're going to meet today is a man wearing a suit like a costume and it's make-believe. It's not real," said the pastor.
Museum of the Bible: Washington DC's controversial new Evangelical monument
The Museum of the Bible opened in November after years of debate on how Evangelical backing would affect the institution's final form.
Pope Francis tells refugees in Bangladesh: The presence of God is called 'Rohingya'
Pope Francis met a group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and pronounced the word he had so assiduously avoided only days earlier in Myanmar.
In pictures: Muslims around the world celebrate Mawlid, the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad
Muslims around the world are celebrating the birth of the prophet Muhammad, which occurs on the 12th day of Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.
Donald Trump edges closer to moving US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
The US President reportedly spoke on the matter for over an hour with aides as the deadline to waive a 1995 law mandating the move looms.
The ultimate Hanukkah gift: The world's most expensive yarmulke
Celebrity designer Toks Daniel created the world's most expensive skullcap with more than 3,500 Swarovski crystals and a two carat diamond atop the Star of David.
India 'love-jihad': Top court frees Hindu woman who converted to Islam from parental custody
The 25-year-old woman, Hadiya, had been living under the guardianship of her parents following a high court order earlier in the year.
Settlers try to stop Israeli military demolishing illegally built West Bank structure
Members of the Israeli border police removed settlers one by one from the illegally-built structure in Elazar in Gush Etzion, in the southern West Bank, then began demolishing it.
Pope Francis urges Myanmar's ethnic minorities to turn the other cheek
In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.
Russian Orthodox Church investigation into Tsar's 1918 killing condemned by Jewish groups
Groups said that the claim Tsar Nicholas II was killed in a 'ritual murder' was an anti-Semitic myth.
Books in UK Islamic school say it's OK to beat women for refusing sex
Ofsted inspectors fear controversial texts making their way into mainstream schools with help of well-meaning teachers.
In pictures: Pakistan caved in to Islamists' demands over blasphemy to prevent 'civil war'
The resignation of law minster Zahid Hamid underscores how small Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah was able to force the Pakistani government to accept its demands.
The bloody legacy of Ratko Mladic can be found in Myanmar and the minds of jihadis
Rohingya Muslims are being raped, dispossessed, killed in Myanmar. One cannot hear their stories without red rage.
Israeli blogger sparks outrage after posing for picture at holy Saudi mosque
Israeli blogger Ben Tzion has provoked outrage in the Arab world by posing for a picture in Medina's holy Mosque of the Prophet Muhammed.
Is Rastafarianism a religion? Prisoner whose dreadlocks were cut claims civil rights violated
The lawsuit says that Cecil Koger had his dreadlocks cut forcibly by the Ohio Department of Rehabilition and Corrections on five occasions.
London welcomes first new Anglican church in 40 years near scene of 2011 riots
St Francis Church, part of the Engine Room community centre, was officially opened on 21 November in Tottenham Hale, just around the corner from the scene of the 2011 riots.