Couples or individuals who visit the temple often participate in a ceremony that involves tying a red thread to a tree or an altar. After offering prayers for strength and clarity, they ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred ...

A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was ...

Bob Jaeger and his team at Partners for Sacred Places want struggling American congregations to know there are numerous ways to preserve and use aging facilities beyond just seeing them become pieces ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

by Caitlin Giddings and Wirecutter Staff Some of the best gifts for 1-year-olds are those that engage kids’ rapidly developing motor skills, sensory exploration, and boundless curiosity.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Fire Department will be holding a push-in ceremony for their new firetruck dedicated to former fire fighter Dan Kissel. Officials say the ceremony is a ...

On January 13, sorrow engulfed Lydia Tokesi's family members after her mutilated body was discovered in Gataka Forest and her family will be holding a candle-lighting ceremony for her The requiem ...

But even it specifies the children of Jacob, not Ishmael, as considering every life sacred. And what drives this hostage deal is that, for Jacob, every person is a unique child of God, made in His ...

The Saudi Arabia embassy in Abuja has hosted a farewell ceremony for 20 Nigerians selected ... pilgrims and ensuring that their journey to the sacred sites is both spiritually fulfilling and ...