Dressed in flowers, finery and make-up, scores of boys were paraded around a temple in Thailand after having their heads shaved – a symbolic start to a centuries-old Shan monkhood ordination.

These rites of passage were considered the price of success, but Generation Z isn’t having it. This new generation of workers is questioning the traditions their parents and older co-workers ...

A man who was allegedly held captive for 20 years by his wicked stepmother has broken his silence and revealed the rite of passage he's now experienced as he attempts to get his life back.

She has two upcoming books: “Saturn Return Survival Guide: Navigating this cosmic rite of passage” is due out this May from Hardie Grant Books and “The Cosmic Deck” from Chronicle Books is ...

The Foreign Office has advised against "all but essential travel" to 21 countries. Those considering trips to these destinations should be aware of the potential dangers, as highlighted by the ...

Luanda, 18 April, 2025 / 6:56 pm (ACI Africa). Catholic Priests ministering in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden region of Cabo Delgado have been urged to be unwavering in the challenging mission. In his ...

THE first detailed accounts of atrocities and war crimes have emerged from the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, where a raging militant ... “Al- Shabaab targets teenage girls, though boys ...

The rite of passage versus the right to privacy is what we are grappling with. We can’t dismiss the trauma that can be inflicted when we ignore the right to privacy. Given that the results are now ...

An exciting journey of culture and history awaits visitors to Catalonia. I happened to be looking up when they flew overhead, a flock of white storks heading south along the Costa Brava in ...