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Dozens of NSW Catholic school principals will travel to Europe as part of a Jubilee "pilgrimage" later this year, but the 10-day trip has been branded "tone deaf" and "unjustified".

The Unification Church has had close ties to world politics for decades, but a court ruling in Japan could be the end of the organisation.

The latest positive update on Pope Francis as the 88-year-old battles pneumonia after five weeks in hospital. 

The religious organisation's rules should not be used in NSW, says a coroner at an inquest into the death of a 75-year-old follower who refused a blood transfusion and died when surgery went wrong.

Pope Francis is not in "immediate danger of death", his doctors say, but the 88-year-old's condition remains "fragile" as he battles respiratory issues in a Rome hospital.

On Thursday night, ABC rode along with the force who are investigating hate crimes with an antisemitic focus via Operation Shelter.

The pair are allegedly connected to the caravan filled with explosives believed to have a potential blast zone of 40 metres, and considered to be on the periphery of a broader antisemitism terror investigation.

While the requirement for celibacy remains for all priests, the newly approved guidelines encourage churches to view 'homosexual tendencies' as one part of the overall picture.

Sonja Kurtzer was a "trailblazing feminist" who inevitably lost her identity in an attempt to seek "spiritual healing". Now, her daughter Ellen Bertani is on a quest for justice. 

The Victorian government has pledged to introduce a raft of new restrictions on protesters, including banning protests from being held near places of worship.

The announcement comes after a protest outside Sydney's Great Synagogue during an event on behalf of Israel's Technion University, which forced the venue to be locked down.

For the first time in NSW the Catholic Church has been found to be directly and vicariously liable for a man's abuse by a priest in the 1960s.

The rise of Apollo Quiboloy saw him attract millions of followers around the world, become a political king-maker and have connections to the highest office in the Philippines. Now, he's been arrested.

Dwindling congregations and ageing churches being sold off is a familiar story across Australia but this town in regional Victoria is bucking the trend. 

Andrew Nash died in 1974. His mother Audrey has spent 50 years fighting for justice and acknowledgement of his clerical abuse. Now clerical abuse survivors in New Zealand have met her to say thank you.

Authorities in China's western Xinjiang region are systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology, a report released by Human Rights Watch says.

Violence has erupted at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march, with some Jewish Israelis attacking Palestinians and journalists, including an ABC News team, while chanting offensive slogans.

In the small Western Australian town of Katanning, more than 400 people dressed in their finest and gathered at the local mosque to celebrate one of the most special days on the Islamic calendar.

Gay conversion practices have been outlawed across much of the country, most recently in New South Wales — but not in South Australia. Jace Reh is one of several survivors involved in an SA group that is pushing for a ban.

Tensions between Sikhs and Hindus were ratcheting up when Samar Kohli received a call from ASIO officers proposing a meeting.