The collection includes thousands of biblical texts and artefacts, from fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls and cuneiform tablets to high-tech exhibits and a biblical garden.
The Church of England has told its 4,700 schools that boys as young as five should be able to wear tiaras as it seeks to curb bullying, especially of trans
Prince Charles is being criticised for a 1986 letter in which he urged the US to 'take on the Jewish lobby' and blamed the 'influx of foreign Jews' for unrest in the Middle East.
Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi's book Original Sin claims priests sexually abused teenage boys at a St. Pius X pre-seminary for middle- and high-schoolers in the Vatican.
Maryam Adam started a course at The Royal Drawing School this year but claims she left after being asked to do life drawing classes.
Two Muslim women kicked out of a municipal swimming pool for wearing burkini in Granada, Spain. Incident described as possible "Islamophobic hate crime."
A recent court order to remove the cross about a statue of John Paul II has sparked a diplomatic row between France and Poland.
Haaretz published a story saying there was no evidence of many events in the Bible.
Across India and Nepal, devotees – mainly women – mark the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja by immersing themselves in rivers and lakes at sunrise and sunset to worship Surya, sun god.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej's son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, collected the ashes and charred bones of his father – also known as King Rama IX – to be kept as royal relics.
Yasir Qhadi rejects claims he advocates for the death of homosexuals and calls for prosecution of those who try to forcefully implement "Islamic law" in the West.
The origin of the spooky annual holiday goes back centuries and some believe it has its roots in an ancient European tradition.
Despite torrential rain in Bangkok, crowds of mourners have begun camping on the streets around the royal palace ahead of the funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
A Muslim couple was reported to the police after they attempted to register the name Jihad for their newborn son in the Toulouse suburb of Léguevin.
Church of Scientology will open latest "Ideal Org" in Moseley, Birmingham, on Saturday 21 October. Protesters set to greet David Miscavige and his followers at Pitmaston House.
The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.
Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.
Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco lays cunning trap to catch sexton suspected of stealing from church's charitable collection box.
The latest saints were proclaimed Sunday during a Mass celebrated by Francis in St. Peter's Square.
Award-winning photojournalist Kevin Frayer spent two weeks in Bangladesh documenting the lives of some of the more than half a million Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar since late August.
Thailand is preparing to bid a grand final farewell for the late king with an elaborate five-day funeral ceremony that will begin on 25 October.
Authorities say spectators should wear clothing more in line with "the nature of Saudi society" - which has divided opinions.
More Rohingya refugees have chosen to trek for days in monsoon weather to find sanctuary in one of the poorest regions of a poor country. Yet the Myanmar government denies ethnic cleansing and says "clearance operations" have ended.
Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith, west London says students can use their 'preferred pronoun' and it must promote 'greater wholeness for transgender individuals'.
The holiest day in the Shia calendar is observed on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year, to mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Many devotees beat their heads and chests with chains and knives, and gash their heads with swords to show their grief and echo the suffering of Imam Hussein.
The fighting in Marawi is so intense that it took soldiers a whole week just to cross one street in the embattled city.
Study confirms age and contents of an old sack is in line with medieval myth.
Survivors say Vatican has shown no real commitment to holding clergy abusers accountable.
Hate crimes have soared since Donald Trump imposed travel ban on Muslim-majority nations.
