New York, May 17 (ANI): Pope Francis and the US Pontifical Mission Societies have joined the smartphone league by launching a new mobile application called Missio featuring latest news and video about the Catholic Church.

London, May 19 (ANI): London Olympics champ Jessica Ennis swapped her tracksuit for a wedding dress as she walked down the aisle in St Michael and All Angels Church on Saturday in Hathersage, Derbyshire.

London, May 12 (ANI): The Bank of England is facing a threat of court action for failing to adhere to equality laws following its decision to replace the only historical female figure on English banknotes with a man.

Sydney, May 9 (ANI): An Islamic school and a Catholic church in western Sydney have been attacked with pigs' heads.

Wellington, May 7 (ANI): One of the two men accused of attacking New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder outside a bar in Christchurch, has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.

Yola, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 10 people were killed in attacks on a market and a church in northeastern Nigeria, police reported on Monday.

Sydney, May 4 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has reportedly made a significant return to fitness and recovery after a gym stint, following an alleged grievous assault on him that had left him in a coma for a few days.

London, April 27 (ANI): Former British prime minister Winston Churchill is to appear on the next banknotes, when it is issued in 2016, it has been announced on Friday.

London, Apr. 24 (ANI): Germans are selling a classic car used by Sir Winston Churchill in the war for up to 500,000 pounds.

Melbourne, Apr. 23 (ANI): A Norwegian TV show has been slammed by a church after it tricked five teenage girls to convert to Islam so that they could win tickets to Justin Bieber's concerts.

Washington, April 18 (ANI): A rare psalm book from 1640 is tipped to fetch between 15 million dollars to 30 million dollars at an auction in New York.

London, Apr 17 (Xinhua-ANI): The funeral of Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, started 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday at the St. Paul's Cathedral.

Washington, Apr. 16 (ANI): Former President George W. Bush, whose paintings are confounding his critics, has said that some people are surprised that he can even read.

Washington, Apr. 14 (ANI): In his first major decision as the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis selected eight cardinals from around the globe to advise him on reforming the Vatican bureaucracy and governing the church.

Wellington, Apr 13 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder, who was critically injured after a serious assault on him by two men outside a bar in Christchurch, had his medical records inappropriately accessed by four medical staff, even when they were not involved in his treatment.

New York, Apr 11 (ANI): Two porn actress have lashed out at the Vatican City for downloading their video illegally, calling them hypocrites.

London, Apr. 11 (ANI): Congress in Uruguay has legalised gay marriage, becoming the second country in Latin America to do so, after Argentina.

London, Apr. 10 (ANI): Late Margaret Thatcher has been voted Britain's No. 1 Prime Minister, a new poll has found.

Allepey (Kerala), Apr 9 (ANI): Dome of an under construction catholic church collapsed in Alleppey district of Kerala on Monday, in which, one worker was killed and few others were injured.

Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): Dozens of public schools that lease church-owned buildings will have to take students off site for sex education, as a result of a longstanding agreement between church and city officials.

London, Apr 5 (ANI): Number of people following Pope Francis on micro blogging platform Twitter has doubled from 2.5 million to 5.0 million in just seven weeks.

Melbourne, Apr 3 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has returned to his home after spending several days in hospital following a brutal attack in Christchurch, according to his manager.

Mumbai/Bhopal, Mar 31 (ANI): Christians attended holy mass on Easter, the day of resurrection of Jesus Christ at various churches across the country on Sunday.

London, Mar 31 (ANI): The marriage between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine Hozier almost never took place, because the bride-to-be threatened to call off the engagement after her fiance went on holiday with a former girlfriend in Scotland.

Wellington, Mar 31 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder, who was taken out of his induced come on Saturday, has told his fans in his first public statement that he is ok, thanking them and everyone for their massive support.