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Defrocked Father Alex Crow is now accused of not letting the girl leave Italy but previous reports suggest the girl contacted her family saying she is happy, and asked them to let her live in peace

Revered monk Luang Phor Pian died on November 16, in 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand, and when his body was exhumed two months after his death he had hardly decayed at all

24-year-old Zakiya made a very specific request in her prayer, looking for a sign as to whether she should stay with her boyfriend of a month or not, and her wish was granted

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, bishop locked himself in a prayer room at the beginning of May to pray away crime in the city. He has yet to come out and said leaving will be up to God

With South Asian Heritage Month about to start, Scotland and Birmingham Phoenix cricketer Abtaha Maqsood is set to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story - joining a list of A-listers, including Tom Hardy and Kate Middleton

Two-year-old Émile was on holiday at his grandparents' home on Saturday when he vanished without a trace in the small village of Vernet in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

On December 28, 2021 single parent Mehdi (Yasser) Akbari was left in despair after he learned that his only child, Amir-Ali, had passed away at a care facility while he was still trapped inside the notorious Evin prison on the outskirts of Tehran

King Lawal, who represents Brickhill & Queensway in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, posted a controversial tweet on Thursday and doubled down when met with criticism

After beautician Karen Boyle realised her Muslim clients could not pray whilst wearing polish or acrylics, she created nail rings - and her customers have gone 'crazy' for them

An Evangelical preacher left the church to create an OnlyFans account and make adult content with his wife. The couple enjoys a forbidden open marriage

Leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints Samuel Bateman, from Arizona, US, was arrested last year by the FBI as it was revealed he had more than 20 wives

The Ahun Ru Paro cave system sits at the base of Mt Otokoyama in Japan's Hokkaido region - and was given its name by the local Ainu people after the mysterious death of someone who went inside

Police in Kenya have arrested a woman suspected of being the spiritual leader of a second starvation cult in Kihingo with 31 followers including children as young as two

Fascists from the group Patriot Front gathered to protest outside the SatanCon 2023 event in Boston on Saturday as it was dubbed the biggest Satanism gathering in history

Beatrice Ajenta Charles quit her air hostess job, sold property and abandoned her family to join pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge's cult in the forest of Kilifi, east Kenya

Suspected deat cult leader Paul Makenzie Nthenge, who is now in custody, is accused of brainwashing his followers into believing they'd go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Malindi, Kenya

UK Yom HaShoah remembers the six million Jews killed in The Second World War and sees families light yellow candles - each one marking the life of someone who died

All eyes are in Idaho starting this week as the twisted tale of Lori Vallow Daybell and the murders of her children unfolds - but what is the alleged 'Doomsday Mother' really like? Author of the tell-all book, John Glatt, gives his answers

Police in Kenya are looking for suspect Makenzie Nthenge, a pastor of Good News International Church, after four people died and 11 were taken to the hospital when they were found starving in a forest

Sister Elizabete amassed hundreds of thousands of followers since taking over her convent's Instagram account to respond to common questions about religious life in Fortaleza, Brazil

The Easter weekend has officially begun, but do you know when you're supposed to eat your Easter eggs? It turns out some of us have been tucking in way too early

Victor Hugo Peralta, 52, who is from Uruguay but lives in Argentina, made headlines after getting the number "666" into his scalp, as well as after getting £400 metal horns implanted beneath the skin on his head

Police in Minnesota, US, were called to a Bible study on Tuesday evening after mum-of-five Corinna Woodhull, 40, was found with knife wounds to her torso, chest and arms

Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere is known locally as a prophet thanks to his work with the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, but says his work on earth is done

Ramadan will start on the evening of March 22 (this Wednesday) and end 30 days later on April 21 - here are your employment rights if you're due to fast while working