Religion

New law will make it compulsory for all Catholic priests and nuns to report abuse and cover-ups by superiors

Bank holiday commemorates the trial, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus Christ

Islamic ritual slaughter has been attacked as cruel, but Muslim authorities say the method is humane

New Ofsted report says thousands of pupils are enrolled in ‘appalling’ rogue institutions

Should cars stop drivers speeding? What is ASMR? And why does Pope Francis not want people to kiss his ring?

Counter-terrorism police investigating five incidents which the Muslim community claim are related to last week’s massacre in New Zealand

Church Investors Group pushes for greater gender equality, tax transparency and divestment from fossil fuels

New documentary sheds light on contentious novel and its continuing impact today

Defence attorney Robert Richter’s remarks draw gasps from Melbourne courtroom

Synod amends 17th century canon law due to decline in clergy numbers

100 senior bishops meet this week to address clerical sexual abuse, ‘the most serious crisis since the Reformation’

Twerk singer has scaled new heights of fame after feuding with conservative commentators

Report finds threat levels rising in China and India amid government crackdown and rise of religious nationalism

Teenage knifeman reportedly tried to enter while mother was undergoing ‘purification ceremony’

Hindu traditionalists believe women of menstruating age should not be allowed in the Sabarimala temple

How Christians around the world mark the run-up to the nativity

CNN poll reveals quarter of European think Jews have too much influence in business and politics and one fifth blame them for anti-Semitism

The German firm’s smallest hatch has been given a hi-tech upgrade

Christian farm worker acquitted after eight years on death row for allegedly insulting Islam

Sinead O’Connor is the latest high-profile figure to become a Muslim

As Ireland votes on whether to remove blasphemy from the constitution, The Week looks at where it is still an offence

Human Rights Council rejects France’s niqab ban and calls for review of controversial legislation

Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts

Food that’s good enough to frame and art that’s good enough to eat at the InterContinental Park Lane

Ukraine granted own independent Orthodox Church despite threats from Moscow

New report suggests replacing RE classes with ‘Religion and Worldviews’

LGBT groups express dismay as pair given six strokes for violating sharia law

Catholic Church forbids breaking seal of secrecy but there may be ways to bypass decree

Archbishop breaks cover and calls for pontiff to resign as ideological battle lines are drawn

Pontiff to touch down in radically changed Catholic country amid sexual abuse ‘perfect storm’

Noise complaint over call to prayer sparked anti-Buddhist riots in 2016

Clerical cover-up presents ‘crucial test’ for papacy following earlier failures

Police open probe into Mustafa Graf’s sermon at mosque attended by the Manchester Arena bomber

Dutch court rules followers cannot wear colander on her head for official photos

The British astronaut is not the first to question whether the universe was created by a higher power

Infant’s father claimed medicine was a ‘cult’ and ‘God is sovereign over disease’