A Catholic monk in Kentucky has come out publicly as a transgender man and claims to be the first person in his position to do so. Brother Christian Matson, 39, a Catholic hermit in the Diocese of ...

A Catholic monk came out as transgender this month, saying the church had "to deal with" trans Catholics. On May 17, Brother Christian Matson, a Catholic monk in Kentucky, told Religion News Service, ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the Gospel. Two millennia later, the mostly Catholic monks and ...

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 ...

KERENS, Texas - Here in cow country about 70 miles southeast of Dallas, amid scattered pecan trees and sloping fields of milkweed, six monks have come to live and pray. OSCAR DURAND/DMN John Tran, 8, ...

Inside the 100-year-old-plus Benedictine monastery, located in the town of Belmont, a suburb of Charlotte, Abbot Solari answered questions in a quiet voice, reflecting on his 23 years as abbot at ...

Spencer Trappist Brewery, the only Trappist brewery located in the United States, announced it was ceasing operations via a Facebook post on Saturday. Trappist beer, or beer brewed by Catholic monks ...

Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, PCPA, died on Nov. 10 after roughly three-quarters of a century of ...