From the blog of Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierez at The Times of Israel ...

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama won the award for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026. It marked his first-ever Grammy, earned at the age ...

ROME – On his first official visit to the Holy See and Italy, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih praised His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s vision for working towards global ...

We sometimes use the word “holy” in ways that are not part of its meaning. We call common things holy. A synonym of the end result of holy is “perfect.” That is, the summation of what it means to be ...

Medieval saints often began as ordinary people with no wealth or status. This video traces how reputation, suffering, and perceived holiness elevated them into positions of influence. Saints shaped ...

Guest columnist Robert A. Nosanchuk uses the pronouns: he/him. He is inaugural senior rabbi and Will & Jan Sukenik Chair in Rabbinics in Beachwood at Congregation Mishkan Or. I have the privilege of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The "Holiness to the Lord" panel which sits below the angel Moroni statue on the Salt Lake Temple is the newest visible restored portion of the temple, although blocked by scaffolding ...

Philosopher urges readers to find the romance of everyday life through holiness SAN FRANCISCO — Is holiness actually shocking? What is romantic about the everyday life of a holy person? Philosopher ...

Don’t aim for lofty, angelic separation “like Mine” but live a human holiness – the kind of life for which I created the world. Parashat ‘Kedoshim’ begins with a commandment declared before the entire ...

The biblical portion Kedoshim, 19:1-20:26, is read together with the prior portion of Aharei Mot during non-leap years, as happens during the week beginning May 4, 2025. It contains many significant ...