A fourth-century basilica church and archive of 200 written documents emerged from excavations by archaeologists at the Ain al-Sabil site in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis.

Mount Athos, referred to in Greek as the “Holy Mountain”, is one of the most important centers of the Christian Orthodox world. Home to twenty monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the ...

Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on ...

The project was a test of whether Portsmouth Abbey and its school were willing to act on environmental values. "This is kind ...

With a dappled political and social history and three-year renovation project, Castel Badia emerges above the clouds as a ...

Profiles of religious life in Atlanta” is a series of The Georgia Bulletin and looks at the charisms and work of the religious order priests, ...

The Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict are building a new, smaller monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Membership has ...

Before entering a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan, I enjoyed one final indulgent meal knowing that life was about to change ...

Bordering the 288 freeway as it crosses over the James River there is a Benedictine Abbey. In it live 15 men who have vowed their entire lives to a way of life called monastic. These men follow an ...

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday, visiting a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrating Mass at Barcelona’s famous ...

Nicolas Cage, 62, says being an older dad has changed what he prioritizes in life. The actor says he is "extraordinarily boring" now: "I am not taking any risks whatsoever if I can avoid it." Compared ...