The monastery complex discovery comprised the remains of a church, residential halls, and communal dining spaces, in addition ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine monastery in Egypt’s Sohag, revealing how early Christian monks lived and worshipped.

As Pope Francis prepares to visit Indonesia, the founding superior of a monastery in Java shares what life is like for Catholics in a majority-Muslim country. When Sister Martha Driscoll and nine ...

Yesterday I made pork chops instead of going to daily Mass. I also did the laundry and cleaned the bathroom. Ever since I got married three months ago, these mundane household chores keep monopolizing ...

“If you wish to become a monk, you must prepare yourself for a life that is not always peaceful,” warns the novice master in Remy Rougeau’s pensive first novel, “All We Know of Heaven.” In this ...

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday ...

WAYNE -- There's a saying from Saint Seraphim, a renowned Russian Orthodox monk: "Acquire the peace of Christ in your heart, and a thousand souls around you will be saved." What that means is this -- ...

HULBERT — Silence is a way of life at Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey — silence that keeps at bay the distractions of the world and makes room for prayer and contemplation. The 50 monks at the ...

In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...

MONTECITO, CALIF. — Brother Nicholas Radelmiller tolled the bell amid the ruins of the Mt. Calvary Monastery, but no worshipers were there to hear it. Down the mountainside, workers revved up their ...

Down a mossy tree lined driveway in rural Hawke's Bay, the six monks of the Kopua Monastery start their day at 4am with prayer.