Can the cracks in the road or the formation of potholes create a profile of a person or an animal? How about a profile of Jesus' face?

A German taxi driver who shouted "Oh, for Christ's sake, it's Christmas Eve!" when a robber put a gun to his head scared the thief away.

An Arizona man shocked cops in the East Village this week by walking into the local precinct and announcing that he'd strangled a woman on East 13th Street during an argument in 2004 - and that Jesus Christ wanted him to turn himself in.

People are seeing the outline of the Virgin Mary in the charred trunk of a California sycamore tree on the side of Sierra Highway north of Davenport Road.

Victor Vazquez and David Margolis began to use nonexistent religious organizations in April 2006 to apply for federal government licenses that would allow U.S. residents to travel to Cuba, U.S.  read more »

50 CENT's mother was so keen to keep his father's identity from him, she told the rapper he was the product of an immaculate conception - just like JESUS CHRIST.

The message that got Michelle Incanno's blood boiling reads: "Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."  read more »

TONY Blair, the former prime minister, is set to become a Roman Catholic within weeks, it emerged yesterday.

Jabalpur, India Bishop Gerald Almeida has called on Catholics to engage in "soul searching" after the eyes of a life-size statue of the Sacred Heart in a church yard began to ooze a blood-like substance.

It was a moment of less-than-divine intervention last Sunday when a church security guard pulled a gun on a photographer outside Britney Spears’ house of worship.

One of the few things that can bring massive amounts of shirtless men this close to one another in Bulgaria is the celebration of Christ's baptism on Epiphany (January 6), when the rac  read more »

Church officials Tuesday released video footage showing an alleged vandal whose etchings over the weekend caused nearly $40,000 damage to Garden Grove's Crystal Cathedral.

"Do you know what it feels like to be humiliated and impaled upon the cross? Thanks to you I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenceless people,'' Cho said, adding that, "When the time came, I did it.  read more »

The night manager of a Christian bookstore foiled an armed robbery by slamming the man's hand in the cash register drawer, then wrestling with him before he fled, police said. "I  read more »

A WOMAN will have psychiatric tests before she is sentenced for a drunken Friday the 13th prank which ended in the slaughter and decapitation of a goat on a church altar.Tracey Lee Arnold,  read more »

A Swedish pastor has urged members of his congregation to help collect pieces of Lego - the famed plastic toy bricks - in order to build a statue of Christ, reports said on Monday.Pastor P  read more »

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that college attendance appears to prevent young adults from losing their religion, contradicting widely held assumptions that studen  read more »

 Burton Klatt, of Sun City, has been digging for the yellow stuff for years and has cases showcasing the nuggets he's found. However, getting more attention than the rest is one nugget that he said is shaped like the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus.  read more »

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have quit Kabbalah, it has been claimed.The married couple - once devout followers of the religion, a mystical off-shoot of Judaism - have sparked rumours the  read more »

Walt Disney World resort gave an ultimatum to a Santa lookalike who was visiting the park Sunday, warning him to ditch his festive gear or get out.

AN Ebbw Vale pensioner was astonished when he glanced at a tree while taking a walk near his home.  read more »

A drinks company is banking on some divine help in a new venture -- selling spiritual water in bottles featuring Jesus and carrying prayers -- despite warnings this promotion could backfir  read more »

Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers has a new target these days: God.Chambers filed a lawsuit in Douglas County Court Friday afternoon.  read more »

Two former sex workers will attend the largest adult entertainment convention in the country on Wednesday not as showgirls, but as unconventional Christian preachers.  read more »

A page on the governor's Web site listed information on Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Crist's staff and his agency appointees Thursday under a headline "The Christ Team."

Thousands flocked to a Roman Catholic church on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion Saturday after believers said they saw the "face of Christ" in the pleats of a church cushion.  read more »

"We all make mistakes," said Michael Vick. "Dogfighting is a terrible thing and I reject it ... I found Jesus and turned my life over to God.  read more »

Two armed men wanted to steal some beer early today, but when they heard Jesus was watching they paid for it.

The cash-strapped Hamas government is promising $50,000 (€38,000) to dress up Jesus' traditional birthplace for the holiday, more than twice the amount spent in previous years.

A man who recently had a chest X-ray done swore he could clearly see the image of Jesus on the photograph.

Neighbors near Daryl Brown's Arlington home said a tree in his yard bears the image of Jesus.  read more »

An image very similar to Christ on the cross can be seen in the tree's bark if you look from the right angle.

After the Mass, people lined up at the altar, hoping to make out the image in the consecrated host displayed in a gold monstrance.  read more »

Believers are carrying flowers and candles to a road place near the Dobryany village 40 km away from Lvov.  read more »

A bad experience with e-commerce combined with a deep commitment to his faith has led Brad McMullan to co-found BuyFromAChristian.com, a Christian-based marketplace in cyberspace.  read more »

Pop star Michael Jackson may have found a new religion, after brother Jermaine said it is likely that the 48-year-old former king of pop will convert to Islam.

UK gallery-goers have been left spooked after claiming they saw sparks shooting from the eyes of a Jesus statue.

This is the first set of twins to be born in Johannesburg on Christmas Day this year - and their proud parents have named them Jesus and Maria.

True believers and Golden Palace Casino take note: we have just received news that Our Lord has manifested himself in  read more »

Worshippers in the Andaman islands are rushing for a glimpse of a picture of Jesus Christ amidst reports that it was oozing blood, witnesses said on Wednesday.

Members of Livingston United Methodist Church are hoping for a modern-day resurrection of the church's "Shadow of Christ." The Rev. Jim Donnan noticed on Thursday that the figure that cast a shadow of the image of Jesus on the facade of the church was missing from the west side of the building

This image of Jesus has been uncovered in the cement of a factory floor in Wolverhampton.  read more »

Jenni Feingold said, "I got a phone call asking if I'd seen my garage door yet." That's how Feingold found out about the graffiti.  read more »

We’ve heard stories of him appearing on toast and on the  read more »

Monks at a Mission Hill monastery were overjoyed this morning when they woke up to find a stolen Jesus statue back on the front lawn and a note of contrition from the temporarily misguided soul who took it during a drunken night out.

Sources at the right hand of God the Father Almighty report that last week Jesus saw the face of an idiot on a taco.

Devout Christians are flocking to a church on the French riviera where both Jesus and the Virgin Mary are said to have appeared to worshippers.

He has been seen on grilled cheese sandwiches, in windows and in clouds, and now Jesus has been seen on a pancake.

A California couple planned to get rid of their destructive pets, but they suddenly changed their minds when an apparent image of Jesus appeared in their home's doggie door.

The donation of one hundred hand-held audio GoBibles is part of a new partnership between GoBible, LLC, a media consumer products company with a focus on religion, and Teen Mania Ministrie  read more »

In a shocking revelation, KSM described how, in a previous lifetime, incarnated in the body of Judas, he betrayed Jesus with a kiss on the cheek in the Garden of Gethsemane. “I knew what I was doing,” the Sheikh admitted.  read more »

Most Americans say they know little to nothing about the practices of Islam and Mormonism but say their own religious beliefs have little in common with either of these faiths, according t  read more »

A Las Vegas woman says she's seeing a sign from above when she answers nature's call.  read more »

Left Behind Games, an evangelical Christian software corporation spun off the best-selling book series, has launched a social-networking site that it promotes as a safe and profanity-free alternative to services like MySpace.com that have largely unregulated content.

A man is facing kidnapping charges after he allegedly walked into a Surry County church Sunday and disrupted service with a gun.

A 40-year-old man could face arson charges after walking into a Richmond church and allegedly setting a nativity scene ablaze.

A man doused himself with flammable liquid and set himself afire, apparently to protest a school district's decision to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Ea  read more »

Two Maryville men have been indicted -- accused of packing 15 pounds of marijuana into a statue of Jesus Christ.

LaShuan Harris sacrificed her three children in the name of “spiritual warfare,” the young murder defendant said in a taped police interview hours after she threw her three children in the Bay last October.

Police have said Richardson and his cousin, Omar Washington, confronted Chambliss outside his apartment building on Ferris Avenue in May 2006. Earlier, they had spotted Chambliss wearing a  read more »

Police say Jose Dogoldogol, 38, may have been upset over the breakup of his marriage when he drove his daughters Mary Jo, 5, and Jade, 3, to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Wednesday afternoon and stabbed them before killing himself.

Muslim residents of Gowindh village have boycotted the village’s Christian community after allegedly desecrating the New Apostolic Church early on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Stevens Point man said he had been using a metal shovel to batter his way through the church doors when he decided to solicit help from the police.

Faced with technical problems on an aging Boeing 757 aircraft, Nepal Airlines' representatives told local media the sacrifices were made to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god.  read more »

Thousands of Christian faithful converged, yesterday in Lagos, for the 50 million-man rally at Ikeja, where they made a declaration that henceforth, the December 26, Boxing Day, would now be known as "Jesus Day".

A northern Spanish village is furious at a community of nuns whom it accuses of stealing three religious statues, the daily El Mundo reported on Monday.

BRIDGEPORT -- One year ago Friday, a conflict that many people thought was spiraling out of control was brought closer to an end.  read more »

Nothing's going to save you Paris, no matter how hard you try. The heir-head was spotted in LA carrying a self-help book The Power Of Now and - wait for it - a Bible.

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According to survey, even though most self-identified seculars are not normally involved in day-to-day religious activities, they still insist on holding the bar-mitzvah ceremony in an Ort  read more »

An Iowa community college professor has organized a national "Great American God-Out" today to promote atheism and lobby for the removal of religious references from public life.  read more »

The market for religious board games and toys like these is tiny, and a bit quirky. But sales numbers indicate demand is growing as families demand wholesome entertainment, selections expa  read more »

A repentant thief who stole 3,000 euros (2,000 pounds) from a German post office on Christmas Eve returned most of the loot a few hours later -- but kept 1,000 euros for himself, police in Bavaria said.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she expects an emotional experience when she travels to Bethlehem, the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, this week.

"I'd like to do it this year," the Oscar-winning actor tells Men's Journal. "My mom and dad decided to let my brother and me make our own decisions about God when we got to the right age.  read more »

Each year, volunteer Santas fan out across Bethlehem and the nearby West Bank Christian communities of Beit Jalla and Beit Sahour to deliver presents to the homes of children in the commun  read more »

Two of Germany's best-known Turkish secular figures Monday slammed religious leaders who excused themselves from seeing a production of Idomeneo where the Prophet Mohammed is shown beheaded.

The baby Jesus was stolen twice last year from the nativity in Cheviot. Now city officials are hoping to avoid a repeat offense by monitoring the site around the clock.

Eight months later, John Leising opened the front door and found the statue on his porch. Along with it was a photo album showing the figurine posed in various locations around New York state - in front of road signs, atop a horse, beside a camp fire and the like.  read more »

A new study finds the world is becoming increasingly religious. Yet, violations of religious freedom are widespread, and, in some parts of the world, intensifying. A Hudson Institute study finds there is a strong link between religious freedom and economic wellbeing.

Two juveniles were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the graffiti that was painted on the San Elcéario Catholic Church in San Elizario last week, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office reported.  read more »

Christians and skeptics alike are studying a tree in Crystal City, Texas, whose leafless branches form an image some say resembles Jesus Christ on the cross.

In Britain and Australia, several Muslim medical doctors and engineers have been arrested following a series of failed car bombings. The arrest of these well-educated professionals, togeth  read more »

The picture shows the face of the son of God with his eyes open and closed.  read more »

It says it right there in the name: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. But high-profile ads that don't appear to be aimed at Lutherans are making some wonder if Thrivent is getting away from its roots as a Lutheran fraternal organization.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A high school class's top student took the show at her graduation with a nearly 20-minute speech urging her fellow students to find God -- a topic that prompted a commencement controversy

Vandals toppled a 160-year-old marble bust of Christ from a grand staircase landing at the Boston Public Library, leaving a companion sculpture of Lucifer undamaged, a library spokeswoman  read more »

a humble railway station on Sydney's North Shore could become the city's next religious attraction, with commuters convinced they are seeing an apparition of Jesus Christ on the side of a platform.

Wal-Mart said Tuesday it will test sales in some stores of biblical action figures whose makers say they are aimed at Christian parents who prefer their children play with Samson, David or Noah rather than with a comic book character or Bratz doll.

Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a local match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday.

Christine York says she knows some people will think she's crazy, but she believes the image of Christ was burned into her wall as a sign that He is with her.