In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...

The monastery complex discovery comprised the remains of a church, residential halls, and communal dining spaces, in addition ...

The community of the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary celebrated the first profession of vows of Sister Bridget Marie ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine monastery in Egypt’s Sohag, revealing how early Christian monks lived and worshipped.

A group of Texas nuns has been dismissed from religious life after a lengthy feud with their bishop over the governance of their monastery. Mother Marie of the Incarnation, the president of the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Vatican said in a statement Monday it considers the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington “extinct” in the eyes of the church. The Vatican’s statement and Nov. 28 ...

After her father died when she was 24, Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery where she lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12... A former nun explains why she ran away from her ...

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 ...

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 Foreign ...

The Vatican says it no longer recognizes an Arlington monastery at the center of a bitter monthslong feud with the Fort Worth bishop over allegations the head nun violated her vow of chastity with a ...