Monasticamp was designed, in part, to give students exposure to an entire monastic day, praying together the distinct periods ...

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Within its medieval walls, a community of some 15 Catholic monks ...

When COVID-19 led health officials to urge people to shelter in place, it even affected the already-cloistered monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Public prayers and services with ...

Trappist monks watch for Christmas differently than the rest of us, without colored lights, yard decorations or holiday parties. Instead of Bing Crosby or Mariah Carey, an Iowa monastery gets the ...

Three Roman Catholic monks are fighting to keep alive a monastic cheese-making tradition in Bosnia that has been passed down by word of mouth for 130 years. The pale yellow Trappist cheese made by ...

For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this ...

Will Peterson, founder of Modern Catholic Pilgrim, prepares to begin a 130-mile walking pilgrimage from the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wis., to the Basilica of the National ...

If you’re looking for unique handmade gifts for those on your list this Christmas, you’re going to love these delicious treats and original crafts created by Catholic monks and nuns. There’s something ...

Corfu's Catholic Capuchin monastery closes after 381 years as the order cites a lack of vocations, leaving locals sad about the development.

St. Matthew’s Monastery is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Iraq and is said to be up to 1,600-years-old Yousif Ibrahim, the head monk at Saint Matthew’s Monastery, laments the ...

o A monk, Yousif Ibrahim who resides in St. Matthew’s Monastery, speaks to reporters about the refusal by him and his brothers to leave Iraq. St. Matthew’s Monastery is recognized as one of the oldest ...