JERUSALEM (JTA) — An estimated 70,000 Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to hear the priestly blessing. Hundreds of Kohanim, members of Judaism’s priestly class ...

Thousands of Jewish worshipers are convened at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing ceremony, held semi-annually during the intermediate periods of Passover and Sukkot.

Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions ...

The bulk of the Friday night blessing consists of the priestly blessing derived from Bamidbar: The LORD bless you and protect you! The LORD deal kindly and graciously with you! The LORD bestow His ...

In a video accompanying the Christian Broadcasting Network report, Schneider confers upon Trump, leading in polls ahead of the Republican primaries, the priestly blessing, amended to include the ...

in which he indicated that he would be open to some Catholic priests blessing same-sex unions. “God never turns away anyone who approaches him!” the document stated. “Ultimately, a blessing ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu visited the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple with his family. The visit ...

Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20. In Germany, individual priests have been blessing same-sex couples for ...