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Singer Harry Styles was spotted in St Peter's Square in Vatican City as Pope Leo XIV was introduced to waiting crowds

Harry Styles spotted greeting Pope Leo XIV in crowds at Vatican City

Former adult film actress Rae Lil Black, who now goes by Nuray Istiqbal on social media,

Former porn star opens up about converting to Islam

DJ Provai from Kneecap performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Kneecap responds to backlash over Pro-Palestinian stance

A book of condolence near to a picture of Pope Francis at St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis aged 88

"As a lapsed Catholic Pope Francis renewed my faith"

A public university in Malaysia has defended a controversial classroom presentation by its students that featured them dressed in Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-style robes and holding crucifixes, saying the incident has been taken ‘out of context’.

University defends 'KKK presentation' despite backlash

Participants take part in the annual Shrove pancake day race at Leadenhall market in central London. (Photo by Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

When is Shrove Tuesday?

Oscar winning Denzel Washington has been “forced to slow down” after he "bit his tongue almost half-off"

Hollywood legend Denzel Washington "bit his tongue almost half-off"

American woman refuses to leave Pakistan, Credit: @Murtaza Ali Shah on TikTok

American Woman refuses to leave Pakistan after marrying 19-year-old

Conor McGregor caught spitting on man

Gen Z is increasingly turning to the divine to help them cope with an ever-complex world

Young people are bigger believers in God than their elders, study

Campaigners in support of assisted dying protest outside Parliament in Westminster in London.

Terminally ill TV star Esther Rantzen reveals 'tragic truth'

Reverend Richard Coles is entering the I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here jungle on November 21 as a latecomer to the camp. Photo by ITV.

I'm a Celeb's Richard Coles: The Communards to reverend, net worth

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” will follow a group of social media influencer mums, including controversial star Taylor Frankie Paul (front second from left). Photo by TikTok/taylorfrankiepaul.

I binged Secret Lives of Mormon Wives - it’s trashy but addictive Heather Carrick

Christina Robinson, 30, who subjected her son Dwelaniyah to cruelty and excruciating pain over several weeks before she shook him to death at the family home in Durham in November 2022, has been jailed

Woman who kills son jailed

Ahmed Alid, an extreme Muslim, was staying at an asylum seekers hostel in Hartlepool when he murdered Terence Carney and tried to kill his housemate in October 2023.

Asylum seeker jailed for killing man

Andrew Garfield heads an all-star cast in ITVX's forthcoming series, "Under the Banner of Heaven" (Credit: ITVX)

Under the Banner of Heaven | ITV to release true crime series for free
The murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and the involvement of Latter-day Saints arrives on ITVX with the star-studded series, “Under the Banner of Heaven.”
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9 of TikTok's most controversial conspiracies explained - from Area 51 to JonBenét Ramsey. Composite image by NationalWorld.

9 of TikTok's most controversial and viral conspiracies explained

Pope Francis arrives to lead the Ash Wednesday mass which opens Lent in February 2020 at the Santa Sabina church in Rome (Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Lent 2024: meaning and observance

Michaela Community School in London is facing a legal action from one of its pupils over a 'prayer ban'

Pupil sues school over 'prayer ban'

There has been a clear rise in the number of hate crimes against Muslims and Jews following the war in Gaza.

The hate list: Police see surge in attacks against Jews and Muslims

In 2023, Hanukkah begins on the evening of Thursday, December 7. Picture: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

When is Hanukkah in 2023?

A march is being held today (Sunday November 26) by Campaign Against Antisemitism. People are pictured at a previous march. Photo by Getty Images.

Antisemitism march to start as 'fear is felt by Jewish communities'

Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode star in Freud's Last Session

Freud’s Last Session: Anthony Hopkins drama to premiere at AFI Fest

Sinead O’Connor performing in Vancouver in the 1980s. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/ AFP via Getty Images)

Sinead O’Connor’s ‘The Magdalene Song’ revealed during BBC finale

Illegal Migration Act 2023: Suella Braverman to appeal 'outdated' 1951 UN Refugee Convention - what is it?

Explainer Suella Braverman calls for UN Refugee Convention reform - what is it?

When is Yom Kippur and what is it - the religious holiday explained. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

When is Yom Kippur and what is it - the religious holiday explained

A woman has been jailed for eating pork in a TikTok video - because in doing so she is said to have incited religious hatred. Photo by Adobe Photos.

Woman jailed for two years after eating pork in TikTok video
The woman said she knew what she did was wrong but did not expect the prison sentence
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The tomb of Jesus Christ with the rotunda is in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel. Greek archaeologists have been working since June 2016 to restore the tomb, believed to be the place where Jesus Christ was buried and then resurrected from after his crucification. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

What is the Tomb of Christ and is it really where Jesus was buried?

The Exorcist was released 50 years ago

The Exorcist: Real events that inspired William Friedkin horror film

Sinéad O'Connor sent texts 'laden with despair' to Bob Geldof - Credit: Getty

Bob Geldof reveals texts 'laden with despair' from Sinéad O'Connor

Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine

Explainer When is Hajj 2023? The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca explained

The day on which celebrations for Eid-l-adha falls is dependent on a legitimate sighting of the moon, following the completion of the Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj

Explainer When is Eid Ul-Adha 2023? What day is Islamic festival

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,

Prince Harry bizarre interview requests for Spotify podcast revealed

People arrange a carpet of flowers to mark the Corpus Christi feast in the town of La Orotava, on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, on June 26, 2014

Explainer The Feast of Corpus Christi: date and traditions explained

Penitents carry crosses during the "Romeria a la Trinidad" pilgrimage in the village of Lumbier on June 12, 2022. - The pilgrimage of Lumbier is a penitential celebration that takes place every year on Sunday of the Holy Trinity

Explainer Everything you need to know about Trinity Sunday

A Samaritan priest kisses the Torah scroll as worshippers gather to pray on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, at dawn on June 24, 2018 during celebrations of Shavuot

Explainer 5 ways Shavuot is observed - and the meaning behind the Jewish holiday

Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem, Swerios Malki Murad leads a procession for at the Chapel of the Ascension on Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on May 13, 2010.

The story behind Ascension Day and why it’s important in Christianity

In 2022, Iran executed at least 582 people, up from 333 in 2021 - Credit: Getty

Two men executed in Iran for blasphemy amid unrest - laws explained

The largest increase in the latest census’ question on religion for “Any Other Religion” was Shamanism (NationalWorld / Kim Mogg)

Explainer The rise in spirituality from TikTok trend WitchTok to meaning

Thai Muslims release hundred of balloons after a morning prayer marking the start of the Islamic feast of Eid al-fitr

Explainer How to wish someone a Happy Eid and date of Muslim celebration in 2023

There are seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues.

Explainer Experts explain meaning of seven deadly sins and current relevance

Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray on June 11, 2018 outside the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosques compound in Jerusalem's Old City on the occasion of Laylat al-Qadr

Explainer Laylatul Qadr: The Night of Power, duas and surahs explained

The Dalai Lama has reigned as the spiritual leader of Tibet since he was a young child. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Who is the Dalai Lama? Life and past controversies explained

Where do the chocolate Easter egg and Easter bunny traditions come from? (image: Adobe)

Why do we eat Easter eggs? History of chocolate product explained

Cardinal Vincent Nichols conducts Maundy Thursday Mass at Westminster Cathedral on April 13, 2017 in London, England. Maundy Thursday marks the start of the Christian three-day celebration of Easter.

Explainer The significance of Maundy Thursday in Christianity

Thousands of Israelis attend the Annual Cohanim prayer, or Priest's blessing, for the Pesach (Passover) holiday, on April 9, 2012 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city.

Explainer What is Passover? Jewish holiday explained and when it is

These are the reasons behind the customs we carry out and the food we enjoy over the Easter weekend.

Why do we celebrate Easter? Reason for traditions like chocolate eggs

Easter is celebrated over a week later between the Eastern and Western Christianity

When Greek Easter falls in 2023 - and the traditions explained

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday and Black Friday, is part of the Christian holy week

The date of Good Friday in 2023 - and why it changes every year

This year Easter Sunday falls on 9 April

Explainer Why Easter date changes every year and history of Christian holiday

Easter Sunday in 2023 falls a week earlier than this year’s celebrations

Explainer When Easter falls in 2023 and dates of bank holidays

Palm Sunday falls on the Sunday before Easter

Palm Sunday 2023: origins and how it links to Easter - explained

Jasvinder Sanghera founded Karma Nirvana after her parents tried to force her to marry at the age of 14. Credit: Bevan Cockerill Photography / Kim Mogg / NationalWorld.

‘My family has disowned me for 43 years as I didn’t marry a stranger’

Blac Chyna attend the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Angela White looking to separate herself from brand Blac Chyna

People, among them local Russians and recently arrived Ukrainian refugees, celebrate Orthodox Easter Sunday mass at the Russian Orthodox St. George Monastery, on April 24, 2022 in Goetschendorf, Germany.

The story of Lent and when the Christian observance officially ends

Could Mike White be setting sail to one of these resorts in Thailand, amid news of The White Lotus season 3 location? (Credit: Booking.com/Getty Images/The Lonely Planet)

The resorts that may provide the backdrop for The White Lotus Season 3

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