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The fragment of papyri contains the story of the "vivification of the sparrows" in which a five-year-old Jesus Christ animates clay models of birds, turning them into the real thing

Cops have launched a full scale manhunt after a nun dressed in her holy habit is caught on camera wheeling the dead body of a fellow nun in a suitcase in Santiago, Chile

Javier Sánchez, known locally as the 'rock priest' for his love of music, erupted in flames when a bowl containing embers set his vestments alight at a convent in the Spanish city of Zaragoza

Alex Crow, a priest who dabbled in the art of exorcism 'groomed' an 18-year-old girl at the high school he worked at before whisking her away to Italy - and they are now married

In a video shot before the now-defrocked priest allegedly took a teen girl that he is accused of grooming and fled to Italy, he's caught giving a creepy sermon that talks about 'tyrant' parents and offers helpful tips on 'qualities to look for in a man'

A priest from Alabama who allegedly groomed and flew to Italy with a young teenager has previously said he had an exorcism performed on him. Police are looking for Father Alex Crow

The former St Gabriel’s Convent has stood in Liverpool for almost two centuries and has been left abandoned for years. But the building holds a dark past where many horrendous crimes against children took place.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Horrific footage from the scene shows congregants in their Sunday best reeling after the blast and hauling injured parishioners on to pick up trucks