Father Grigorios, a Greek monk lived 38 years, almost alone, in a medieval monastery-fortress on the small Ionian island of ...

Home to a small community of less than 30 Trappist monks, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit was established back in 1944 when a group of monks left an abbey in Kentucky with the goal of founding a ...

We’re surrounded by ever more New Age sanctuaries, retreat-centres and yoga-inflected spas, yet what will be lost if formal ...

At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, ...

The regime at Our Lady of Silence will be removed from the austerities of La Trappe. The rules on diet, work and silence ...

With its packed schedule of sporting events, concerts, and festivals, Atlanta is a city that’s rarely quiet. But just 25 miles east of the city is a place devoted to solitude and silence.

The two Avakoum monastery monks, Nektarios and Porfyrios, are appearing before the criminal court again on Tuesday, to answer ...

Monk Wichai faces assault charges following a violent incident at a retreat in Buriram, leading to the closure of the ...

Thousands of monks and nuns studying Buddhist philosophy in Himalayan monasteries will now be eligible to receive ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state media reports on the ...