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So, I have this amazing, powerful story to tell you! But first, I must ask you something. Do you always say, “Amen” after you hear a prayer? What about after receiving a blessing for something that ...

WASHINGTON — The word “amen” is not a gendered word and the term “a-women” is entirely made up, a professor of theology who specializes in Hebrew told CNA, after a prayer in the U.S. Congress used the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rev. Mark Katrick is a guest columnist for the Newark Advocate and an ordained minister. Some of my most memorable and ...

A House Democrat tasked with leading the body in an opening prayer for the new Congress has gendered the word “amen.” To close a prayer he delivered from the House chamber Sunday to mark the swearing ...

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) finished the first daily congressional prayer of the new session with the words “amen and awoman” on Sunday. “And dare I ask, oh Lord, peace even in this chamber now and ...

Tens of thousands attended services at the Kotel [Western Wall] on Sunday to receive the annual mass Birkhat Kohanim (priestly blessing) in Jerusalem. Large numbers of Kohanim face the congregation to ...