ST. PAUL (AP) -- Henry Crosby eyed the crowd in front of him. Slouched on sofas up front were 16 young black men, some sporting Tommy Hilfiger jerseys and football jackets. Seated around the tables ...

In modern times, it is rare for young men to be formally initiated into manhood, and rarer still for them to be feted afterward with a grand, social debut in acknowledgment of their rites of passage.

Some of the boys who attended the rite of passage ceremony at Mbale Municipality Grounds. [Brian Kisanji, Standard] It is pomp and color as thousands of initiates congregate at Mbale town in Vihiga ...

Jesus’ initiation in Jerusalem can guide American churches in raising Christian men. Twin crises afflict contemporary America: The Great Dechurching and The End of Men, as the titles of recent books ...

The transition from childhood to adulthood -- this "betwixt and between" place -- can be filled with questioning, searching, and, in many cases, suffering. In order to make sense of their struggle, ...

I begin by extending warm wishes to those readers currently celebrating their most solemn and important religious holidays; to Christians I wish a blessed Easter, and to Muslims a Ramadan kareem and ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Inside the Phoenix Event Center, proud family and community members watched as four initiates walked towards the front of the room to graduate from the Rites of Passage program.

Following the wave of protests over the war in Gaza, several U.S. universities have decided to cancel or ramp down commencement ceremonies. More are expected to follow. Announcing their decision, ...