The sisters said they had been sent to a care home against their will, and on Sept. 4 — with the help of a former student and ...

Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each time I was about to write one of the divine names (YHWH, Elohim), I would pause, gather myself, become intentionally ...

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 ...

It started when I was assigned a story to write about a religious sister professing her final vows. Within the year, I'd returned to the monastery to work on a writing project demanding more mental ...

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — The newest member of St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is furry and has four legs. His name is Friar Carmelo, but they’ve nicknamed him Friar Bigotón (Spanish for ...

CARROLLTOWN -- The old monastery near South Main Street has seen many owners, but its new ones want to restore the building to its original condition with an economic twist. Mike Ryan remembers ...

The Passionist Monastery, built in the 1920s, is getting new life as the Detroit Training Center's headquarters.