How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.

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So how do these rites of passage fit in with modern Western ideas about child abuse and human rights? The death of a South African teenager during initiation rituals - the ninth such fatality this ...

For decades, many interventions have been implemented to end these practices. One such intervention is the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP), which allows girls to go through a meaningful rite of ...

Thousands of Lee County teens are sporting smiles and new diplomas after Southwest Florida high school graduation ceremonies this past weekend. In Lee County, graduations started May 10, with the ...

The deadly drug Ketamine is being taken by children during school hours as it's been dubbed a 'rite of passage', warn experts. Ketamine, known as 'K' or 'Special K', comes as a powder and is ...

Ketamine is being seen as a “rite of passage” for children on Merseyside who are taking it “in their lunch breaks", according to experts. Rising levels of ketamine use is causing concerns to ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and mediatic draw.

Would you believe that a school of philosophy that denies rebirth, the soul, an atman, religious rites, karma, heaven or hell — svarga-nark — gods or moksha, could be part of Sanatana Dharma?