RELIGION

Founder of Omega Fire Ministries is known for heated sermons that have prompted state intervention.

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 16, 2017

It was not clear if the former abbot, 72-year-old Phra Dhammachayo, was inside Thailand's biggest Buddhist temple.

David Sim Feb 16, 2017

Lawyers believe the number of victims is much higher.

Tareq Haddad Feb 16, 2017

Clergy reject bishop's report which insisted that only a man and woman can marry in church.

Rachel Middleton Feb 16, 2017

Of all the historical comparisons being made, the brutal Moriscos' exodus should serve as a lesson for the West.

Matthew Carr Feb 15, 2017

Jakarta's ethnic Chinese governor is the first non-Muslim leader of Indonesia's capital in 50 years.

Orlando Crowcroft Feb 14, 2017

St Mary the Virgin to offer prayers for parishioners three streets at a time in UK first

Ewan Palmer Feb 13, 2017

Festival begins on first full moon day in the Nepali Poush month and ends on the next full moon day a month later.

Alex Wheeler Feb 10, 2017

The teacher was awarded more than £7,000 by Berlin's labour court.

Harriet Sinclair Feb 09, 2017

Thaipsuam is a celebration dedicated to the HIndu god of war, Lord Murugan, and is held over a two-day period.

Alex Wheeler Feb 09, 2017

"They are our brothers and sisters, and they've been suffering for years," the pontiff said.

Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 08, 2017

The pontiff is being criticised for demanding the resignation of the grand master of the Knights of Malta.

Lara Rebello Feb 06, 2017

The service, at Westcott House chapel in Cambridge, had not been authorised by the Church of England.

William Watkinson Feb 04, 2017

These 'rings of peace' were in response to an attack on a prayer centre on 29 January in which 6 men were killed.

Lara Rebello Feb 04, 2017

In the video, the Pope invites believers to spring into action to help the less fortunate.

Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 03, 2017

Often depicted as a mermaid, she is said to be able to cure infertility in women.

David Sim Feb 03, 2017

Under the Johnson Amendment, tax-exempt organisations are not allowed to make public statements on politics.

Lara Rebello Feb 03, 2017

Welby had been a dormitory officer at the Irwene Trust camps run by John Smyth.

Josh Robbins Feb 02, 2017

Rev Philip Pizzo posted a jokey 'Jump against Trump' meme on Facebook.

William Watkinson Jan 31, 2017

The daughter of former president George W Bush did not mention Trump by name.

Harriet Sinclair Jan 31, 2017

Baname church members told to to stay in prayer rooms to avoid being 'held accountable' when world ended.

Ludovica Iaccino Jan 31, 2017

Civil rights group condemns president's executive order as a 'Muslim exclusion order'.

James Tennent Jan 30, 2017

Moshe Kantor also said that all countries need to defend themselves against global terror.

Orlando Crowcroft Jan 30, 2017

Nigerian believed that Allah had granted him special powers to marry as often as he liked.

Josh Robbins Jan 30, 2017

The conflict began after a senior knight allowed the distribution of condoms in a medical project for the poor.

Lara Rebello Jan 25, 2017

Pyotr Tolstoy, deputy speaker of Russia's parliament, is involved in a verbal spat over St Isaac's Cathedral.

Brendan Cole Jan 24, 2017

The race is now on to find the remaining piece of the enormous 7th century Cypriot divinity.

Josh Robbins Jan 23, 2017

The pontiff said charismatic leaders such as Trump abuse our judgement in crises.

Tareq Haddad Jan 22, 2017

Orthodox Christians across eastern Europe have braved some of the lowest temperatures in decades as they plunged into icy water to celebrate the Epiphany.

David Sim Jan 19, 2017