THESSALONIKI, Greece – A large forest fire that broke out at a remote monastic community in Greece where women have not been allowed for a thousand years spread Thursday to a nearby resort area, ...

The monastic ideal is opposed to anything like a "tribal" Church. It rather models a Church able to look beyond natural affinity and sustain bonds as strong as those of kinship or marriage. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the ...

A new monastic community called the Fraternity of Jesus has replaced the Benedictines as the caretakers of the Roman basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and they announced their goal to return the ...

KARYES, Greece – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern Greek peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous Orthodox Christian monastic community here. Putin flew from ...

(The Conversation) — The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and ...

The April 4 issue of the Century offers Ruth Burrows's witness to her life as a contemplative Carmelite; it also includes an homage to a community of students shaped by their experience with Trappist ...

CLYDE, Mo. -- Sr. Dawn, who met us when we arrived at the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration monastery here, used to be what I still am -- a Presbyterian. Same story with Sr. Sean, the ...

In her final blog post, Catherine Wybourne reflects on the challenges and rewards of establishing a By Catherine Wybourne To be a founding member of a small monastic community such as we are at Holy ...

ROMEROME — The Vatican has disciplined another charismatic religious leader, exiling the founder of an Italian monastic community over governance problems. Enzo Bose, a Catholic layman who founded the ...