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New shrine to mark saint's Remuera time

A shrine to Saint Mary of The Cross MacKillop was unveiled in Auckland yesterday.

Pilgrims in Rome for canonisation of Australian nun

Mary MacKillop, who died more than 100 years ago, had strong ties to New Zealand.

Shrine marks Remuera's special link to new saint

God's chosen ones

Australia to get first saint

Mary MacKillop (1842-1909) is set to become Australia's first saint.

Tax probe could land Pope with $14b bill

'Bullying' ex-nun loses dismissal claim against church

Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past

As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.

Sex claim against mate stuns Bishop Tamaki

Brian Tamaki says he is shocked a sex abuse allegations against his 'spiritual father', Eddie Long.

<i>Garth George:</i> Beware the devil behind preacher's cloth

Garth George writes that the bigot who plans to burn the Koran shows that religious leaders of any faith can be serving Satan.

Controversial posters cause outrage

Advertising posters depicting the Pope as a paedophile and Prophet Muhammad as a suicide bomber have been ripped down.

Well, burn my Koran and call me extremist

Church-run book bonfire shows depth of anti-Islamic sentiment simmering in US.

Auckland gets first female Anglican dean

Sinners will be fired

Bomb scare clears Lourdes

Bible all a-Twitter

Memorial cross forces nation to question the role of faith

Man who faked cancer jailed for two years

An Auckland churchgoer who defrauded parishioners of $250,000, saying he needed money for cancer treatment, has been jailed.