If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. Since its founding in the 4th-century CE by some of the earliest Christians to arrive ...

I STANBUL (RNS) — As news filtered out of Egypt on Thursday (May 29) that a court ruling had called for nationalizing an ancient Orthodox Christian Monastery in the Sinai Desert and the eviction ...

A Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos, the center of Orthodox monasticism, died at the age of 82 without ever seeing a woman.

An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza has been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger because of the ongoing conflict in the region.. The move, taken in New Delhi by the UNESCO World ...

Ancient Spanish Monastery is ranked #15 out of 15 things to do in Miami Beach. See pictures and our review of Ancient Spanish Monastery.

EVERY-DAY LIFE OF A CARTHUSIAN MONK; Severe Regime of the Members of the Ancient Order. They Are Rigid Vegetarians -- Spend Their Time Largely in Fasting and Prayer -- They Are the Makers of ...

Syria's revitalized ancient Mar Musa Monastery, near the city of Nebek, has become a modern beacon of hope and resilience in a country marred by conflict, as its eight monks and sisters mainly of ...

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 ...

Monks, “hurrying toward the heavenly country,” as Benedict put it, can show laypersons “the direct route to our creator” through their discipline (ascesis) of contemplative prayer, which ...

“The monks, who have been owners of the monastery since the 5th century, become guests in their home,” Archimandrite Porphyrios Fragkakos, the monastery’s spokesman, said on Greek TV Thursday.