In 1982, the sociology department of a Catholic university invited Passionist priest Fr. Thomas Berry, to reflect upon the future of the Catholic church in the United States. Fr. Berry, a cultural ...

A unique Orthodox monastery in West Virginia blends ancient traditions with Appalachian culture, drawing converts and locals.

MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. — A $9,000 Sacred Sites Grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy will allow the Zen Mountain Monastery to repair an old drainage system on its property, the order’s abbot said ...

A small stupa lies at the very top of the rocky surface we’re scrambling up. It sits unhindered by the verdant forest growth around it with a bird’s eye view of a large water body. A simple stone ...

Known worldwide as the cradle of Chinese martial arts, Shaolin Monastery is 80 kilometers southeast of Luoyang at the western edge of Songshan, the central of China's four sacred Taoist peaks. It can ...

For the first time in three years because of the COVID pandemic, the 5K Run or Walk will return to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit at 8:30 a.m. May 6. The course will take place on Arabia Mountain ...

A so-called all-male "holy mountain" in northern Greece has hosted Christian monasteries for nearly 2,000 years, with women strictly prohibited. But one woman may have somehow found a home there — at ...

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, spin prayer wheels at the Paro Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan. (Reuters Photo) Paro Valley, Bhutan: Britain's Duke ...