Three monks belonging to Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church were killed in an attack on Tuesday at a monastery in South Africa. The attack occurred at the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Samuel the ...

My writer friend Paul Kingsnorth tips me off to a marvelous project in rural Ireland: the establishment of an Orthodox women’s monastery by some Romanian nuns. The Orthodox Monastery of the ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose ...

What you might not expect is that some travelers are toasting in Serbian monasteries — with Serbian monks. There are over 400 monasteries of the Orthodox faith in Serbia — including a few that are ...

St. Tikhon’s Monastery’s annual pilgrimage is set for Memorial Day weekend and nearly 5,000 people are expected on the grounds in South Canaan Twp., Wayne County. St. Tikhon’s Monastery remains a ...

WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center will be screening a film in the New Year about Orthodox Christianity, which has been experiencing a surge of converts in recent years, in an effort to promote works ...

PIEDMONT — Prayers of the faithful, the words of Scripture and the fragrance of incense once again fill the sanctuary at the former St. Joseph monastery west of Edmond, now reopened as an Eastern ...

Calistoga is known for its secular pleasures — the pampering spas and highly regarded restaurants. But only a few minutes’ walk from Calistoga’s commercial hub sits Holy Assumption Monastery, home to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Egyptian police have arrested two men, one a monk and one a former monk, over the death last month of Bishop Epiphanius, the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery. Bishop Epiphanius' body was found July 29, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SOUTH CANAAN TWP. – Faintly at first, a crackling sound leaks from the roasting drum as green ...

In a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery, Ukraine’s top security agency notified a leading Orthodox priest there on Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression, a ...