Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

Christian Cater returned from an intense and exciting missionary trip and is inspired to see what the future may hold.

Fr. Jens Petzold, a Swiss priest based in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, speaks to Vatican News about his work ...

As Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop John Barwa introduced each bishop, the 300 Catholics in attendance offered loud applause.

This week the 7 Most Endangered Programme, a civil society campaign to save Europe’s endangered heritage, announced its list ...

Arakelots Monastery and Settlement in Armenia has been named among the 14 most endangered sites in Europa. The 14 monuments and heritage sites in Europe shortlisted for this year’s edition of the 7 ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

The islands of Greece offer many stunning beaches, and one of the most impressive is undoubtedly the secluded and serene ...

Author Pico Iyer chronicles his 100+ retreats to a remote Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, Northern California; exploring ...

Father Grigorios, a Greek-Orthodox monk lived 38 years of his life in a monastery-fortress on the remote Ionian island of Strofades. Public Domain This is the story of Father Grigorios, a ...