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Excluded from the conclave to elect a new pope Wednesday -- and more broadly from the Church's entire global priesthood -- some Catholic women…
Young ethnic Shan boys wearing shimmering dresses and colourful floral headpieces take part in a traditional rite of passage ceremony to be in…
During the annual Poy Sang Long procession, young boys, dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, are paraded around a temple in Thailand before …
Twelve year-old Saenghan gets his head shaved by a Buddhist monks on the eve of the annual Poy Sang Long procession at Wat Ku Tao Temple
Twelve-year-old Saenghan gets his make-up done ahead of the annual Poy Sang Long procession
Nine-year-old Donlaphat Lungta, an ethnic Shan boy, gets ready to take part in the annual Poy Sang Long procession at the Wat Ku Tao Buddhist …
The Poy Sang Long tradition, meaning, "ordaining beloved sons" is a vibrant three-day ritual before the boys enter monastic life for between t…
Young ethnic Shan boys prepare to take part in the annual Poy Sang Long procession, a traditional rite of passage for young boys to be initiat…
Dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, scores of boys were paraded around a temple in Thailand after having their heads shaved -- a symbolic s…