Calls by the opposition leader to halt arrivals from Gaza have fuelled doubts over whether he ever apologised for earlier comments about Muslim immigration.
External dates are banned while schools say parents can no longer enjoy a glass of wine at graduation events.
Natural disasters,war and hardship may lead many to question their faith. But healing can come.
The disclosure Justice Samuel Alito visited Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in her 500-room German castle has prompted a new round of scrutiny for the court.
The war in Gaza has reopened a debate over hate speech in Australia. Jewish leaders say Labor’s new watered-down hate crimes laws fall short.
Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
His three-day visit will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican says may include more than half the population of 1.3 million.
Nick Cave has spoken of moving towards a “religious life”. His new album with The Bad Seeds,Wild God,gives credence to his divine captivation.
Jewish community leaders said the Facebook post by the prominent GP showed he was “manifestly unfit to stand as a candidate for any office”.
Christians speak of God as father in several ways,the most important being that he is their creator and redeemer,their protector and guide.
A wave of young women portray a marriage ideal that includes submitting to and serving their husbands. But the movement has prompted warnings from former “traditional wives” that the lifestyle puts women at risk of poverty.