THE GODFATHER: PART II Francis Ford Coppola may have been catapulted to stardom thanks to the 1972 mega-hit The Godfather – which yesterday won the first round of our Best Best Picture bracket – but it would be his next three films that would elevate the filmmaker to the upper echelon of cinematic visionaries. Five [...]

Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey warns Christianity is facing "marginalisation", after prayers are banned from a council's meetings.

The Accidental Feminist How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice

In blue and white uniforms the children sit quietly — four girls on the right, five boys on the left — rising in unison when visitors enter the room. Students raise hands in response to the teacher’s question: “What is the main message of our Lord?” A students stands to speak before giving the answer: “To teach what God requires all to believe and practice so they may enter the Kingdom of Heaven ...

Super Bowl advertisements run around $3.5 million for a 30 second spot. So it was no surprise to see companies go all out, whether they went for comedy or played it straight. For the second year in a row, Volkswagen had one of the buzziest ads of the Super Bowl. This year's spot featured an overweight pooch that can't fit through the doggy door. The dog exercises (runs up and down the stairs ...

1 Then all the ancients of Israel with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel were assembled to king Solomon in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion.

1 And the queen of Saba, having; heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.

King Henry VIII, who died on this day in 1547, was probably one of England's cruelest tyrants. By placing his wanton lust before the welfare of his people, Henry VIII's personal sins eventually saw England fall into schism and even into heresy.

When the King’s Troop Commanding Officer Major Mark Edward dismounted his horse and locked the St John’s Wood Barracks gates on Monday, the moment was not just created for the cameras – the King’s Troop is never to return.

As Billy Connolly joins the roll call of familiar British stars that includes Martin Freeman and Stephen Fry, how can The Hobbit maintain the originality and mystery of the trilogy? More evidence has emerged suggesting that The Hobbit , Peter Jackson's forthcoming two-part prequel to his own Lord of the Rings trilogy, might just be a very different beast to its predecessors. With the news that ...