Let’s take the time to get to know more about the religious holiday of Ramadan, with a breakdown and some images from South Africa and abroad.
It was a Good Friday evening at London’s Christ the King Polish church until, during the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, police dispersed this “unlawful” gathering.
Amy Carlson says she’s on her 534th reincarnation, in her 19 billionth year of trying to save humanity, and will soon lead 144 000 followers into a new mystical dimension.
Yesterday, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini was laid to rest in a private funeral ceremony, preceded by Zulu traditions enacted when a King dies.
Confessions are just between you, the priest, and whoever reads a new book just released in France.
Leaving Scientology is said to be an extraction fraught with danger, and by the sounds of things, working for a Scientologist is also no walk in the park.
How do you keep your bar open during a lockdown? Start a church which worships 400 heavily-drinking rabbit gods, of course.
The Vatican is doing damage control after the Pope’s official Instagram account ‘liked’ a rather risqué post of a scantily dressed model.
Self-styled ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri and his wife finally handed themselves over to Malawian authorities yesterday, after fleeing the country. The couple lives a rather lavish lifestyle.
Paula White, Donald Trump’s official ‘spiritual adviser’, has taken to speaking in tongues as the votes stack up.
The annual pilgrimage to Makkah, or Mecca as it’s also known, is currently taking place, with precautions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
There has been a great deal of media coverage regarding the church this week, and some South Africans are up in arms.
In February of this year, the South African Satanic Church became the first of its kind in the country, with the church opening its doors in Century City.
Anger over lockdown rules and regulations had already been stewing for weeks, but when it was announced that religious gatherings of up to 50 people would be allowed under alert level 3, it was the final straw for many.
The announcement that religious gatherings of 50 people or less could resume under alert level 3 has sparked some heated debate.
As South Africa readies itself for a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths, the decision to allow religious gatherings of up to 50 people has been criticised.
With Western medicine expensive and in short supply, and voodoo practised by an estimated 50% of Haiti’s 11 million people, the country could be in for a rough ride ahead.
Do something stupid or risky in 2020, and you’re likely to be met with the viral ‘dancing pallbearers’ meme.
The country’s leading satirical cartoonist isn’t buying the nonsense that some of our religious leaders are selling.
Strap in, because this story has it all – from talking animals to religious battles, saints, and booze.
Jediism, a religion that wants you to embrace the Force, now has as many followers in the UK as Scientology, and it’s growing by the day.
Scientists have made it possible for us to hear the pitch and tone of a man’s voice 3 000 years after he died.
Pope Francis had a bit of an awkward encounter with a woman who grabbed his hand and wouldn’t let go. Then he had to apologise.
Pastor Angus Buchan seems intent on sowing division amongst South Africans, and has been forced to issue an apology after his latest faux pas.
One of Donnie’s latest additions to the White House staff is his ‘personal pastor’ and official ‘spiritual advisor’, Paula White. They seem a good fit, actually.
In September 2017, a 27-year-old Common Ground Church pastor was arrested after duping at least 50 teenage boys into sending explicit photographs of themselves to him. He can finally be named.
In the wake of a pastor’s rant about a matric art project going viral, the school in question has been inundated with abuse. The pupil has also issued a public statement.
I can’t say for sure why I simply MUST own a ‘Click To Pray’ eRosary from the Vatican. I guess part of it is fashion, and part of it spiritual.
At a private school with a “Christian ethos” in KZN, one pupil’s artwork has come under fire. This parent, in particular, is less than impressed.
Tech-savvy Catholics can now up their game with the ‘Click to Pray’ eRosary from the Vatican. Yes, this is a real thing.