Muslims around Australia are celebrating and feasting over the coming four days to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in a more melancholic manner.
Farid Farid and Luke Costin
The former head of the world’s Anglicans, Justin Welby, who resigned last year over an abuse scandal which rocked the Church of England, admitted on Saturday that he ‘got it wrong’.
Pope Francis became so ill at one stage in hospital that doctors considered ending his treatment and letting him die in peace, his medical team says.
Joshua McElwee
Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital, but he has a long period of recovery ahead of him, doctors say.
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Pope Francis was hospitalised more than five weeks ago after suffering a bout of bronchitis which developed into life-threatening double pneumonia.
Multiple mosques have been threatened during the holy month of Ramadan as a premier stares down suggestions his government has been slow to act.
Farid Farid
Pope Francis has appealed for peace and disarmament in a letter to an Italian newspaper, saying his lengthy illness has made some things clearer to him.
Nicole Winfield
Pope Francis did not appear at the window to greet children gathered in his honour, but released his first photo since his hospitalisation later in the day.
The upbeat health news continues for Pope Francis as he reaches another milestone as pontiff while recovering in hospital from double pneumonia.
Colleen Barry
Pope Francis is hours away from marking the 12th anniversary of his election as pontiff as his condition slowly improves following a bout of double pneumonia.
The prime minister and opposition leader have traded barbs over when they knew an explosives-laden caravan was a hoax and not an anti-Semitic terror plot.
A new book by the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism is raising the stakes with Beijing by saying the next Dalai Lama will be born outside China.
Krishna N Das
Pope Francis has had another quiet night in hospital, where he's remotely observing a spiritual retreat as he recovers from double pneumonia.
A Holy Year mass for volunteers will go ahead without Pope Francis as he continues to recover in hospital from double pneumonia.
Pope Francis has recorded a laboured audio message to thank people for their prayers for his recovery since he was hospitalised with double pneumonia.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is resting on Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
Czech cold-water swimmers have broken a decade-old mark, setting a new world record for the largest polar bear dip.
Millions of Muslims around the world are preparing to take part in the fasting month of Ramadan.
A guarded sense of optimism surrounds Pope Francis and his recovery from pneumonia as he reaches the two-week mark in hospital.
The Pope's supporters have been told to make their prayers for him ‘stronger and more intense’ as he remains in a critical condition.
The brief update came after doctors said the pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in critical condition.
Niall Mc Ilroy
The pope's condition has worsened and has been described as critical, with the Vatican saying he is "not out of danger".
The pope's health is improving and he is alert, able to move around and even doing some work, says the Vatican.
