In the silence of the desert, Matta El Maskine (1919–2006) found God—and transformed modern Coptic monasticism. His life of ...

On the Greek island of Amorgos, nestled within a cliffside monastery seemingly untouched by time, Father Spyridon Denaxas stands as a steadfast symbol of faith and community. For more than 50 years he ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

The story of a Syrian monastery that has become a beacon of interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims—and the legacy ...

Easter Sunday in 2025 will be observed on April 20, marking one of the most sacred and widely celebrated days in Christianity ...

Pico Iyer is the author of 17 books, including the bestsellers The Open Road, The Art of Stillness, and The Half Known Life. His latest, Aflame, explores decades of visiting a Benedictine monastery in ...

Soon the desert’s silence is broken by the chattering ... Within this redoubt, monks pray and conduct their services, as they have for almost 1,500 years, surrounded by gifts showered on ...

The low humidity in this high-altitude desert is one reason Alchi’s murals ... according to an inscription in Alchi’s prayer hall, “like a bee, he gathered the essence of wise men’s ...