The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

They were being followed by an escort vehicle carrying donated supplies, but in the following month, the car was totaled by ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Charlotte Wednesday night to see a group of Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace." ...

The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.

Monks are individuals devoted to religious servitude, and they are not specific to any one religion. Here are the abbeys and ...

The correct way to greet a Buddhist monk is with hands in a prayer position and a slight bow. They use the style “venerable” ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Located between corn and bean fields near Schuyler, you’ll find a monastery that offers the chance to learn more about the monastic way of life. Father Thomas Leitner is one of ...

A second chance at life. That’s what three endangered Hawaiian monk seals now have as they return to life in the wild at Midway Atoll. Wildlife officials rescued the three last year, when they were ...

After lying dormant for decades, the seed of a calling to monastic life has sprung to life in the soul of Sevillian painter José María Méndez after hearing a line in the film “Libres” (“Free”) on ...

Before Tom Abel was a husband, a father of five and a counselor, he was a Trappist monk. Never mind that his post-monastery years number more than double the 20 he spent cloistered, his religious life ...