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.

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose ...

Explore the historic Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in the stunning Rila Mountains.

TLC’s latest entry into the reality ring had me skeptical at the first mention. But after reading the synopses for the reality show The Monastery, I think this could be an interesting show. The ...

By Gina Christian, OSV News Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and have returned to their ...

Corfu's Catholic Capuchin monastery closes after 381 years as the order cites a lack of vocations, leaving locals sad about the development.

It’s hard to be a devotee of prayer and silence when parties with thumping music gather outside your walls. By Kaya Laterman The 10 Carmelite nuns of Cypress Hills, cloistered in Brooklyn for almost ...

Within the year, I'd returned to the monastery to work on a writing project demanding more mental space than my everyday life could offer. Since then, I've made a habit, in every sense of the word, of ...

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 ...