The dangers of working too hard and succumbing to gossip can be found in every office - including the administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Marsden Cross is known to most of us only as a photograph. It is on a remote northern shore in the Bay of Islands, not as accessible as Waitangi or Russell.

An Iranian man who came to New Zealand three years ago seeking asylum on the grounds he would be persecuted for his Christianity has lost his bid.

Kiwi fans of one of the world's most popular stage shows will get a chance to be cast members for one night only " and they won't even have to audition.

The largest flight of Christians in the Middle East since the massacre of Armenians in Turkey during World War I continues as Isis stick to its hardline policies.

You don't have to be all that saintly to be a saint, as even Catholic clerics attest. But then, canonisation has long been more about politics than purity.

Missionary messages still resonate in the islands, writes Robyn Yousef.

A church in central Auckland is auctioning one of its controversial 'Jesus coming out' billboards on Trade Me.

Thrill-seekers at the long-running Auckland Easter Show have been left disappointed after its main ride provider set up a rival event, breaking a 60-year tradition.

Christian communities across Pakistan have launched angry protests after a Muslim mob set fire to a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore.

Christian community leaders in Lahore say the violence unleashed on the Pakistani city's Joseph colony erupted after a drinking session involving two friends, one Muslim and the other Christian.

In the battle for believers, Christianity is losing out to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.

A prominent theologian says parents are confused about the word "religion", making them more likely to pull their children out of religious classes.