Religion

However, more than 250 students and 12 staff members are still being held, in what is one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded in the country. 

Without 11 Pacific Islander ministers serving parishes in north Queensland, the region's Anglican church would collapse, according to bishop Keith Joseph. 

Zoe Terakes, star of Wentworth and Ironheart, has added another string to her bow, publishing a collection of short stories inspired by ancient tales — with a queer twist.

Pope Leo XIV tells a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers during an audience at the Vatican that more should be done to protect struggling neighbourhood cinemas, to preserve the shared experience of watching movies.

Settler violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank has been on the rise in recent years.

A Victorian parliament probe into the impacts of cults and organised fringe groups hears lived experience testimony from two women who grew up in high-control religious groups. 

Donald Trump is threatening to pull US aid and going "guns-a-blazing" as he accuses the Nigerian government of allowing the killing of Christians.

Concertgoers who had tickets to see an Indian music superstar have been offered a refund after refusing to leave their Sikh dagger at the gate.

King Charles and Pope Leo have become the first British monarch and pontiff to pray together at a church service in at least five centuries.

Sarah Mullally becomes the female leader of one of last areas of British public life to have been led by men.

Hundreds of people were inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township when a 40-year-old man rammed his pick-up truck through the front door, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting.

It's been a decade in the making, but one of Australia's most controversial mosques is about to finally open its doors.

Some members of Australia's Jewish community say they have experienced ongoing trauma and fear months after a video came to light that included threats to Israeli patients.

The US president described Sadiq Khan as "terrible" and warned the British capital was heading towards "sharia law".

Brisbane women have told the ABC they paid an abortion clinic for their chosen miscarriage care rather than getting it at their large public hospital.

Community leaders say the government must consider social and legal reforms to address a spike in Islamophobic incidents.

Muslim community leaders across southern Queensland say they're alarmed by a rise in Islamophobia in recent weeks, including bomb threats and abuse directed at children.

The alleged actions of Dezi Freeman, accused of shooting dead two police officers, reveal a tiny town fraying over anti-authoritarian ideology taken to its unthinkable extreme.

A 4,000-year-old tax receipt is among the treasures on display at the State Library of Victoria's annual World of the Book exhibition, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025.

Rabbis have forbidden approaching what is considered the site of the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem, but one right-wing religious activist is pushing to overturn centuries of tradition as tensions increase around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.