Three octogenarian nuns have defied their diocese, run away from their nursing home and returned to their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, which they are now occupying.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a rare Christian cross at Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, linked to a monastery built ...

After 800 years of silence, a pipe organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world has roared back to life at ...

Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos was elected new abbot of the Greek Orthodox St Catherine's Monastery on Mt Sinai ...

St. Catherine's, the Christian world's oldest continuing monastery, drew international attention earlier this year because of concern that the Egyptian government might take over its sacred property.

Officials said they found body armor, high-capacity magazines, brass knuckles and knives in the man’s vehicle.

Thowadra Monastery in Bhutan perches at 3,400-m on a cliff in Bumthang. With no roads, poor map data, and a rugged hike required, it remains strikingly remote and deeply spiritual.