Some religious groups are stoking divisions, the Pope says, as he prepares to meet French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to the island of Corsica.
Joshua McElwee
Five years since fire devastated France's Notre Dame, an ancient relic many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" is returning to the cathedral.
Staff Writers
The government should make it an offence to threaten marginalised Australians and set up a national database to help combat hate crimes, a committee recommends.
Dominic Giannini, Alex Mitchell, Tess Ikonomou and Kat Wong
Worshippers have attended Sunday Mass at Notre Dame, the first celebrated in the cathedral since a catastrophic fire almost destroyed the iconic Paris landmark.
Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet
The Vatican has refused to be drawn on why Pope Francis was sporting wide bruise on his chin during a ceremony to welcome new cardinals.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is reopening five-and-a-half years after a fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout.
Ingrid Melander and Michel Rose
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy are among guests in Paris for the official re-opening of one of France's most-beloved monuments - Notre Dame Cathedral.
Ingrid Melander and Ardee Napolitano
A staggering 23,000 pyrotechnic shots are set to light up Sydney Harbour when revellers come together to bring in the new year.
Alex Mitchell
Rod Stewart will play the Glastonbury legends slot on the Pyramid stage next year.
Kerri-Ann Roper
Thousands of glitter-covered revellers have celebrated Rio de Janeiro's annual gay pride parade on Copacabana beach.
ELÉONORE HUGHES
A controversial Buddhist monastery in the City of Kwinana will go ahead despite strong opposition from the community, on the condition there will be no singing or chanting.
Rachel Fenner
A ruling by the High Court has decided the Catholic Church is not liable for the sexual abuse of a young boy by one of its priests more than 50 years ago.
Holly Hales
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is quitting after coming under sustained pressure over his handling of a Church of England-linked abuse case.
David Hughes
The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has been launched with a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.
Neve Brissenden
Pope Francis's child protection board has issued its first global assessment of the Catholic Church's efforts to address the clergy sex abuse crisis.
Alvise Armellini
Pope Francis' years-long process to reform the Catholic Church has closed with recommendations that fell far short of giving women more equity as hoped.
A historical landmark on Albany’s main street has been put on the market for over $1 million with concept plans picturing the iconic site renovated into a boutique hotel or apartment building.
Melissa Sheil
The new Bishop of Broome will be the third man in recent years to lead the huge diocese which covers the Kimberley.
LGBTQ activists have met the Pope at the Vatican and urged him to reverse a Catholic ban on gender-affirming hormonal care for adults.
Taiwan officials think the Chinese Communist Party has been seeking to influence Taiwanese believers with subsidised visits to China and religious exchanges.
Laurie Chen and Xiaoyu Yin
On the eve of the Vatican summit, known as a synod, Pope Francis has asked pardon for the church's treatment of women and survivors of abuse.
Pope Francis has finished his visit to Belgium by celebrating mass in which gave a strong condemnation of Catholic clergy abuse.
Former US president Jimmy Carter has been honoured ahead of his 100th birthday with a musical gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre.
Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and jet lag, he can still pull off an ambitious trip to Asia
Nicole Winfield
