Egyptian officials say an ancient monastery in Wadi El-Natrun, dating to the 4th to 6th centuries A.D., offers new insight into the origins of Christian monasticism.

Generations of monks once lived in this monastic complex, and by the fifth century, it was also a hub of Coptic art and ...

A rare piece of Oklahoma religious history has been uncovered at Saint Joseph’s Monastery in Tulsa, completely by accident.

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 ...

A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter ...

Father Jad meets me at a pastry shop in Byblos, a storied city on the Lebanese Mediterranean coast that's one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. The ancient Greeks imported ...

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.