Simonos Petra, a monastery on Mount Athos, embraces monks from diverse backgrounds, transcending national boundaries within the Orthodox Christian faith. This ecumenical spirit, rooted in the ...

MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position.

MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position. Chung, 72, ...

Then he eventually joined a monastery in Thailand. 'I had been in the Army since I was 17 and always struggled with confidence, but back then, drinking masked my social anxiety,' he recounted in ...

Two days after leaving the monastery, I was told I had to vacate my home. It all aligned effortlessly. Today, I live in the Middle East. I meditate daily for an hour. I host breathwork sessions ...

Mother's Day is the ideal time to express your love and gratitude to your mother with something more than flowers and gifts. If your mother loves cool winds, snow-clad mountains, and quiet retreats, ...

A notice from Clonard Monastery on Friday morning confirmed the death “of our beloved confrere,” Fr Michael Dempsey, who passed away peacefully at Lisburn’s Thompson House Hospital on Wednesday.

A former 14th century monastery will re-open to visitors this month with a half-term festival and a 60-seat café. Plans have unveiled for Coventry Charterhouse by the National Trust, which has ...

I ran out of my office and shouted, 'White smoke! White smoke!' and immediately heard the echo through the monastery," said Father Linton. Father Linton saying he was bombarded with texts and ...

Gerald of Aurillac was an unusual man, and an even more unusual saint. As a nobleman, living during the second half of the ninth century, he held the secular responsibility of governing the region of ...