ST. JOSEPH, MI — The newly-renovated St. Joseph Church building will be blessed by Bishop Edward M. Lohse in a special mass later this week. The building, at 220 Church St. in downtown St. Joseph, ...

The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual dating back to over 2,500 years ago when King Solomon’s Temple stood on the same site. The blessing is performed by Jewish men who can trace ...