A wildfire swept through the vineyards and olive groves of the Trappist monks at the Emmaus-Nicopolis sanctuary. Our ...

The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

TAXILA: The ancient Dharmarajika Stupa evoked awe and reverence on Tuesday, as monks offered rituals, recited hymns, and offered prayers at one of the holiest sites of Buddhism in Taxila.

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Tucked in a quiet Moray glen, 13th century Pluscarden Abbey is Britain’s only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks.

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering ...

Father Simon tolls the bell to summon monks and visitors to afternoon prayers at the Simonopetra, or Simonos Petra Monastery, ...

Earlier this week, the Indian Embassy in Vietnam shared information on relics of Lord Buddha and upcoming projects with the ...

During a 10-day women’s running retreat in the Himalayan kingdom, author and marathoner Sarah Gearhart learns that intention ...

Most of Simonos Petra’s 65 monks hail from European countries where ... Days begin long before dawn and are punctuated by prayer services followed by daily tasks, which can include farming ...

The follower of Christ, by contrast, is also concerned with the poor, the marginalized, and the planet. She consequently ...