Hollywood icon Mel Gibson is reportedly in Greece for a spiritual retreat before filming begins for The Resurrection of ...

“Convents have been the space where women have been able to pursue intellectual interests, diplomatic ambitions, and ...

It's called the Forest Hill Abbey. But nuns and monks never occupied it. This abbey is actually a mausoleum, a large one with ...

Medieval hospital ruins were recently found beneath a street in York, England, during sinkhole repairs, uncovering part of ...

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

Lets travel back in time and look at the life of one Medieval monk, who it turned out became a magician, an outlaw, a mercenary, a pirate and even had a brief stint as Admiral of the French fleet.

But in other ways they have adapted to modern life. Monks in County Down have released a CD of Gregorian chants to raise funds and the near-silent order of Cistercian monks on Caldey Island, off the ...