The book of Leviticus is admonished for being boring: protocols for sacrifices, priestly garments, the dimensions of the Temple, and laws upon laws. It becomes an inside joke in churches. The ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Sacred vestments, such as ornaments, stoles, and dalmatics, play a fundamental role in liturgical celebrations. They are not ...

During the ceremony, the young man holds up posters for two captives still in the Strip, Segev Kalfon and Alon Ohel, as the massive crowd recites the prayer for the hostages ...

The first non-European pontiff in centuries pioneered change but was not the radical liberal of conservative imaginings ...

“Today, he’s here, reciting the priestly blessing and bestowing it ... some of them wearing traditional white garments and tall round hats. “This is a very special tradition for our ...

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In addition to the vessels, the Institute has made bigdei kehuna (priestly garments) as described in Parashat Pekudei. The Institute's visitors' center in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of ...