RELIGION

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration clarifies and confirms that no evidence of existence of mermaids has ever been found.

During excavation at a Synagogue, Jewish prayer house, portions of a decorative mosaic floor depicting several biblical scenes were unearthed in the ancient Jewish village at Huqoq in Galilee in northern Israel.

The case had come up in a court in Cologne when the circumcision case of a four-year-old Muslim boy became complicated.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, which provides access to these most ancient biblical manuscripts online, will work towards reading the most fragile Dead Sea Scrolls without opening.

The Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Cameron's flagship policy in his latest book Faith in Public Square.

Every time we have a major football competition like Euro 2012 or the World Cup we have to put up with a lot of talk in the media about the British and English flags finally being "reclaimed from the far right".

Right-wing campaigners in Belgium are causing uproar in the country after offering a tasteless so-called 'burqa bounty' to people who report anyone flouting the law.

New mum Stacey Solomon has revealed that she would like to marry her fiancé Aaron in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony.

A leather-bound Gospel of Barnabas, discovered in 2000, has come up with claims to cause collapse in Christianity worldwide, reports Iran's Basij Press.

North Carolina pastor calls for all gays and lesbians to be exterminated by locking them off behind an electrified fence and waiting for them to die.

A recent arson attack on a Liverpoo church which caused £10,000 of damage was committed by two children aged six and nine.

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men attended a huge rally in New York's Citi Fields to discuss the dangers of the internet.

The first ever Gay Pride march in Georgia was marred today by a fist fight that broke out when radical Orthodox believers tried to block their path.

About 3,000 Buddha statues dating back to fifth and sixth centuries were unearthed in a pit during an archaeological excavation work at Handan in the southwestern part of Hebei Province of China in January this year.

Pope Benedict XVI Turns 85: Leader of Catholic Church Has Simple ‘Family Celebration’

Thousands of Orthodox Christians gather in Jerusalem and Bethlehem to celebrate holy Pascha.

As Pope Benedict XVI celebrates his 85th birthday and seventh anniversary as pope this week, amid concerns of his health, the Catholic clergy has asked for prayers and the strength to carry on.

Prayers and celebrations marked Easter across the world.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, will celebrate his 85Th birthday on 16 April

The Pope also denounced the terrorist attack in Nigeria and prayed for coup-hit Mali.

"Life is stronger than death. Good is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Truth is stronger than lies," the Pope told the faithful at the packed St Peter's Basilica on Saturday night.

It's Easter time, with treats and gifts and Easter Eggs! Children's await for jellybeans, chocolate eggs, and marshmallow chickens and the chocolate rabbit being their favorite. On this occasion, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) and the Statistic Brain has listed some sweet, interesting fun facts and surprising numbers revolving Easter Celebrations.

Thousands of visitors and spectators gathered there to watch the reenactment of the Biblical scene performed by more than 100 actors.

Pope Benedict XVI focused on the family as the pontiff presided over a Good Friday candlelit Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum.

Devotees carry heavy wooden crosses, whip their backs until they bleed and re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Check out photos of Maundy Thursday celebrations from across the world...

Christians around the world will celebrate Palm Sunday.

The annual Land Day rally on the Checkpoint Kalandria on the West Bank turned violent today as Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up groups of Palestinian stone-throwers marching towards Jerusalem.

Elite Police in France have arrested 20 suspected Islamists and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, which were carried out in Toulouse, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Nice and Le Mans.