At Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi, Zen Buddhist retreats offer silence, mindfulness and community, drawing a ...

The House of Mercy hospice looks after the abandoned and the ill, along with people driven from their homes by the fighting.

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is considered the top destination in Rockdale County. The centerpiece of the Monastery is the Abbey Church, which took the monks 15 years to build. The Monastery ...

A woman who recently won a $28.7 million legal judgment against a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Dutchess County is suing ...

People in Paignton are being invited to shape the future of the town’s historic monastery.

What was once a swath of rocky land owned by Trappist monks is now a haven for wildlife as well as nature lovers CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Tucked in the center of this Rhode Island town, just 15 miles north ...

This Franciscan Monastery has operated continually for almost 700 years. In 1667, an incredibly destructive earthquake almost brought down the entire complex; all that remained was the church portal.

The San Jeronimo Monastery sits at the heart of Granada and is a must-see when visiting the city. The Renaissance-style complex includes a large church and two cloisters, and is the first Christian ...

Archaeologists in the eastern India state of Bihar have discovered the remains of an 11th- or 12th-century Mahayana Buddhist monastery that was headed by a woman. As Reena Sopam reports for the ...

Everyone with an interest in martial arts films has heard of the Shaolin Monastery on Songshan mountain near the former Chinese imperial capital of Luoyang in Henan province. According to film critic ...