A teenager who died in 2006 has joined the ranks of Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi after becoming a Catholic saint.
Joshua McElwee
Military flyovers and bridges transformed into art installations are some of the free attractions at the Brisbane Festival.
Liz Hobday
Pope Leo has met Israel's president at the Vatican, as Israel presses on with an offensive in Gaza City and the Vatican calls for an immediate ceasefire.
Nicole Winfield
A crime scene has been set up in a camping area at the Burning Man festival in Nevada after a body was found in a pool of blood.
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Pope Leo is asking the faithful to observe a day of fasting and prayers for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and other war-torn areas.
Centrepoint Church celebrated their official Narrogin campus opening on Saturday with church and community members seeing the newly restored heritage building which is more than a century old.
Hannah Whitehead
The Vatican's plan to turn a plot of land north of Rome into a giant solar farm will make it the world's first carbon neutral state, it says.
The former Bishop of Broome will stand trial in Perth next year, fighting a swathe of sex offence allegations.
Rebecca Le May
China has accused "people from strategic and academic communities in India" of improper remarks about the succession of Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Krishna N Das
Legions of revellers have bolted over Pamplona's cobblestones as the Spanish city held the first of its famous bull runs during the city's San Fermin festival.
Miguel Oses and Joseph Wilson
There have been three anti-semitic attacks in Melbourne that have drawn widespread criticism.
Callum Godde
After quashing speculation about his succession, the 90-year-old Dalai Lama has told his followers he still hopes to live for another 40 years.
No one except the Dalai Lama can decide his successor, an Indian minister says in comments that have annoyed China, which insists its approval is needed.
Following speculation about the future of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader has announced the institution will continue after he dies.
Sheikh Saaliq
The Dalai Lama, who turns 90 on July 6, is expected to shed light on what could happen after his death as he prepares to address a major religious gathering.
Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful.
Viewers watching the Glastonbury Festival on BBC TV will not get to see Neil Young's headline performance.
Thousands of people have poured into Worthy Farm after the gates officially opened for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival.
Kenyan preacher Gilbert Deya, who was known for claiming to cure infertility, has died in a car crash.
A government worker who was killed for resisting corruption is on the path to beatification and possibly becoming Congo's first saint.
NICOLE WINFIELD, JUSTIN KAMBUMBA and CHINEDU ASADU
Thousands have gathered at a popular city beach to watch crews on beer-can boats battle it out, pirate-like, to find and keep underwater treasure.
Lloyd Jones
A territory's explosive celebrations are back on track after a seized shipment of fireworks was released, ensuring the beloved event is not a fizzer.
Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor, before an audience including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims.
Clement Melki
Anthony Albanese has joined crowds at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in Rome amid a hive of diplomatic activity on the sidelines, including EU trade talks.
Samantha Lock
