Boys become warriors in an ancient initiation ceremony in Kenya’s Maasai community. This rite of passage is known as ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s ...

The rite of closing the coffin of Pope Francis has just concluded in the Basilica of St. Peter. After 250,000 faithful and ...

In a break from tradition, Pope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican at the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — Boys become warriors in an ancient initiation ceremony in Kenya’s Maasai community. This rite of passage is known as “Enkipaata.” It has been declared an ...

Although “Enkipaata” — the official rite of passage that includes warrior ... set — explains the importance of the meat-sharing ceremony. “It teaches them sharing,” he says.

The Vatican formally ended the lying in state of Pope Francis on Friday evening, sealing his coffin during a private ...

Children of the Maasai tribe perform a traditional jumping dance during the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage, specifically the initiation of boys, marking the transition from ...

Cardinals have performed the rite of burial for Pope Francis at his simple tomb inside Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica.