Hundreds of male Catholic devotees in the Philippines marked Maundy Thursday, a Christian holy day, with a bloody ritual that involves self-flagellating to honour the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross.

The faithful got on their knees on Thursday to crawl up newly-unveiled marble steps, also known as Scala Sancta, at the Vatican.

The tradition of putting a small paper with a prayer between the cracks of the wall is several centuries old.

The man was wrestled to the ground by security officials metres away from an open-top car carrying King Mohammed VI

Turkey's Armenian Christians mourn Patriarch Mesrob

A suspected white supremacist has been charged with murder in New Zealand.

A robot is drawing worshippers to a temple in Kyoto, Japan, by delivering the teachings of Buddha.

Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, celebrated the beginning of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession dating back to ancient times.

Pope Francies leads a four-day summit in the Vatican into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Drummers, traditional dancers and decorated elephants took part in the event.

The Vatican is holding a four-day summit called by Pope Francis to tackle the Catholic Church's long-standing crisis.

People in China paid homage to the God of Wealth on Saturday, praying for good fortune.

Chinese communities around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year by welcoming the Year of the Pig. Communities came together with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees.