Queen Elizabeth marks Diamond Jubilee at Lambeth Palace with multi-faith reception at Lambeth Palace.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will resume his rivalry with ethnologist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, on the question of "the nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin".
Boys as young as seven sexually abused by former clergyman convicted of 19 charges.
Vatican to apologise publicly to victims of child sex abuse by churchmen in conference aimed at healing wounds.
Muslim groups and civil rights activists across the US are furious and have demanded the immediate resignation of the New York Police Department commissioner, Ray Kelly, after reports of secret surveillance of some mosques by the NYPD emerged.
Bizarre video clip showing Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church being crowned by Rabbi Ralph Messer has gone viral
Hajj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia's holiest city exhibition features wealth of historic and artistic items.
Where is Richard Dawkins when you need him?
The decision was taken following several complaints from local residents.
Some local Islamic leaders have even demanded that the writer should not be allowed to visit India.
The Biswa Ijtema, also known as the World Muslim's Congregation, is one of the largest congregations of the followers of Islam.
Though Israel has many qualified female experts on the subjects, they are not allowed to speak at the gathering at the Puah Institute.
Israeli Knesset member Anastassia Michaeli threw water over her Arab colleague, Raleb Majadele, following a row.
The Vatican has been caught using large chunks of text taken directly from Wikipedia in its biographies of 22 new cardinals.
Security was tight on Friday night as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered for a Christmas Eve Mass at the Abbassiya Cathedral in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. There were calls among Coptic followers to keep the celebrations low-profile this year.
An overview of Epiphany celebration by Christians acorss the world.
Hundreds of Bulgarian men took a dip in freezing waters on January 6 to collect the cross which would bring good health and prosperity, according to Eastern Orthodox Church.
Church of Scientology's David Miscavige accused of being tyrant who has strayed from principles of founder L Ron Hubbard.
An ultra-Orthodox man was arrested recently on charges of sexual harassment after he verbally abused a woman Israeli soldier for not moving to the back seat of a public bus.
Some of the Muslim MPs had consumed the meat which was served in the restaurants with the assurance that it was “halal”.
Female television hosts and newscasters in Egypt can now appear on air wearing a veil, which some of them argues is their religious right, and not a compulsion. An Egyptian court in Alexandria ruled Sunday that female state television hosts have the right to choose whether or not to wear a veil, saying that a veil does not "stand between the woman and her work and does not pose any obstacles for the working women," but rather "conserves her dignity."
Dr Rowan Williams said that the events of the summer were horrific but the youngsters involved in the riots are a minority.
In Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the New Year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future.
It's pointless to give treatises on all these happenings at a time when the whole world is getting ready to welcome the New Year. And the only apt thing to do at the eleventh hour is nothing but to recall the events through the dramatic images of the year
Israeli security forces arrested prominent right-wing activists in the West Bank early Thursday, reports Haaretz.
Newlyweds tie the knot at synchronised mass wedding in Peruvian capital of Lima.
Priests exchanged blows at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity over plans for the Orthodox Christmas in January.
Military Wives' choir "Wherever You Are" was named the 60th Official Christmas Number 1 on Christmas Day by the Official Charts Company.
According to reports, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will talk about the August riots and the ongoing financial crisis and its impact on British society, in his Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, which starts at 11.00 a.m. local time.
According to theholidayspot.com, the market in the German city of Munich is one of the best in the world, followed by the one in the Strasbourg Cathedral in France.
