In 14 th‑century England, an abbot from Malmesbury Abbey crossed the line from cleric to criminal—ordering arson, abduction ...

Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...

The Catholic Church’s loss of ground seems to have relatively spared monastic life in France. Better still, the country seems to be giving birth to a gradual return of monk-builders, to the point of ...

There are no longer Trappist monks at the abbey in Algeria's Tibhirine made infamous by the slaughter of seven men who served there during the country's brutal civil war. Members of the Chemin Neuf ...

Whirring saws and buzzing power sanders can be heard from the New Melleray Abbey as Trappist monks craft wooden caskets ...

RICHARDTON — Bertrand Vogelweide was driving home to Fargo after a trip to Medora when he noticed the twin spires of the Assumption Abbey reaching toward the sky over the western North Dakota town of ...

Westminster Abbey Unlocked gives you the chance to see its most treasured spaces in a whole new light. Take in Poets' Corner ...

The final resting place of Abingdon's famous wooden monk statue has now been revealed. The statue of the monk was removed from the roundabout at the junction of Marcham Road and Nuffield Way after it ...

In a world filled with noise and constant motion, Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, Massachusetts, is extending a rare invitation ...