(RNS) — For some spiritually curious women, a 'mother’s blessing' ceremony offers a sacred approach to pregnancy and birth, but the Navajo community has questioned its respect for the Diné tradition. ...

Alena Lawson Bennett served over two decades as a lieutenant with the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) and later as chief investigator of the Gainesville Public Defender’s Office. Bennett, the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Several Catholic priests held a ceremony blessing same-sex couples outside Cologne Cathedral on Wednesday night in a protest against the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.

(RNS) — A few months into her first pregnancy, Melissa Ambrosini realized she didn’t want to have another baby shower. The type of party that features gift exchanges, gender reveals and ...