The WhatsApp message from Brother Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori strikes like lightning at the monastery of Saints Gervasio and ...

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down, that was destroyed ...

Sister Aline Pereira Ghammachi is 41 years old. Her 'expulsion' from the Cistercian cloistered monastery of Saints Gervasius ...

The family of Joe Lynskey, one of the remaining Disappeared whose body is yet to be recovered, have paid tribute to the ...

The village of Sawley is surrounded by the rolling hills of the Forest of Bowland and boasts unrivalled natural beauty and ...

“We maintain an atmosphere of silence, both during work and prayer, while there are short periods of recreation allowing for interaction with fellow monks. Then there is Study and Lectio Divina, which ...

French monks likely did not know the origin of the material used for the bindings, as there was no word for "seal" in Old French. The Cistercian monks described seals as the "sea calf," and there ...

Found in one of Wales’ key historic towns, The Priory Hotel in Caerleon boasts a rich history of its own. The hotel, set ...

One person who visited recently said they were 'too scared' to get closer because of tales of hauntings at this incredible ...

Dissatisfied with the rules of the Benedictine abbey they called home, they created the Cistercian rule and order in 1098 and grew to be known as the “White Monks.” The monks curated a vast ...