Pope Leo has paid his respects to the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, offering a silent prayer at the site on the last day of his trip to Lebanon.
Nicole Winfield
Pope Leo is near the end of his first overseas trip as pontiff, visiting Turkey and Lebanon, where he has championed the advancement of religious unity.
Joshua McElwee
Pope Leo XIV has begun the second day of his trip to Turkey with a visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque in a gesture of respect to the country's Muslim majority.
Pope Leo XIV has touched down in Turkey on his first overseas trip, where he will mark an important anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region.
The Vatican's top doctrinal office says it cannot endorse claims that Jesus appeared in a French town as credible.
Staff Writers
Patrick Holmes committed 23 sex crimes against nine children when he was the priest at Holy Name Church in Carlisle and Saint Aloysius Church in Shenton Park from the 1960s through to the 1980s.
Rebecca Le May
The pioneering Kiwi band Split Enz will take centre stage as the iconic Byron Bay Bluesfest is resurrected for Easter 2026.
Robyn Wuth
A 90-year-old defrocked Catholic priest who was jailed for child sex offences is on trial again in Perth, accused of raping two altar boys more than 40 years ago.
A British startup plans to bring their women's urinals to events in Australia, promising the gift of shorter toilet queues to women across the nation.
Maeve Bannister
Australians are opening their homes and wallets for Halloween as festivities get mainstream down under, but there's a cost.
Rachel Jackson
Legends of Britpop will play a free outdoor concert in Adelaide, as a controversial director returns to the city's international arts festival.
Liz Hobday
There’s deep angst among many of the families planning to attend the conventions at a farm property in WA’s Wheatbelt - with an accused child sex abuser set to attend two of the four-day gatherings
John Flint
Traditionalist Catholics have hailed a traditional Latin Mass that has taken place in St Peter's Basilica in a sign of change from the new pontiff.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will join The Cure in headlining Open'er Festival in Gdynia, Poland next year.
Police in the US state of Ohio went on pursuit of a runaway inflatable pumpkin rolling down a street.
Pope Leo has called on news agencies to stand as a bulwark against lies and "junk" information, and to never sell out their authority.
The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon on the first foreign trip of his papacy.
The mass seizure of guns from WA sovereign citizens could harden their views even further, an expert claims
Caleb Runciman
WA’s top cop has cracked down on sovereign citizens by seizing their guns after Dezi Freeman shot dead two Victoria police officers in August.
Sarah Mullally has been named Britain's new Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to be chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.
London
A majority South Asian Muslim sect is inviting Australians from all walks of life to its annual gathering of thousands for moral clarity in bleak times.
Farid Farid
Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, it's estimated that up to seven million visitors will attend the 190th Oktoberfest in Munich.
Coachella organisers have shared the line-up for next year's festival with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Iggy Pop among the lead performers.
Laura Harding
Pope Leo says paying corporate bosses massive pay packages that dwarf the earnings of employees is going to leave businesses in "big trouble".
