Church

The most senior Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of child sex abuse is back behind bars after failing in his bid to have his convictions quashed.

The Australian cardinal George Pell was jailed… Audio

Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer… Video, Audio

The General Secretary for the Pacific Conference of Churches is calling for more strigent behaviour codes for churches and better policies on reporting of abuse. Audio

Scottish settlers were so common in the small Whanganui settlement of Turakina that Gaelic was spoken on the streets up until the 1920s. Anglicans played "second fiddle" to Presbyterians in the town… Audio

The wrecking ball seems to be headed straight for what remains of an old church in Auckland's Mt Eden. Audio

Rap duo Church and AP take their show to the regions. Church tells Yadana Saw what the youth want. Audio

The ways in Pacific communities and cultures are affecting New Zealand is explored by Damon Salesa, an associate professor of Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland. Discussing ideas set out in… Audio

Young Manawatu basketball player Mosiah MacDonal is Mormon and a good basketball player who's in the national under-16s team. He's been dropped from competing in an under-17s tournament though because… Audio

Respected religious historian Peter Lineham has put together a book exploring how religion has shaped New Zealand. Called Sunday Best, it sets out to see also how New Zealand also shaped the churches… Audio

John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio

The Anglican church is considering gifting the Christ Church Cathedral to the Government, effectively handing it the responsibility for the $104m restoration of the city's most famous building. Video, Audio

One of the oldest forms of mass communication, after smoke signals but before Snapchat, was the tradition of ringing church bells to signal what was happening in your neighbourhood. Even with uncapped… Audio, Gallery

Michael Fletcher, Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, has just returned from the UK where he spent two months studying cathedral choirs and repertoires and attending a… Audio