Convent life is enjoying a revival in Britain with the number of new nuns at an all-time high. Jessica Abrahams speaks to a very modern nun - Sister Catherine Wybourne who codes, tweets, and vlogs ...

The Calvin Klein store in Manhattan seems an unlikely inspiration for a monastery. Yet Trappist monks leafing through a book were so taken with the look of the Madison Avenue flagship that they hired ...

ROCK ISLAND -- Benedictine sisters at St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island love their new computer habits. A new www.smmsisters.org Web site gives them a great way to stay connected to people they serve ...

DEIR MAR MOUSA, Syria As darkness falls over the vast Syrian desert and the first winter stars emerge, a trail of modern-day pilgrims is slowly climbing the stone steps of this remote cliff-top ...

Abbot Gregor Mendel established the groundwork for modern genetics in the mid-19 th century, pioneering the concept of dominant and recessive traits passed from one generation to another. The ...

The Leça do Balio monastery was designated a national monument more than 100 years ago, one of the first Portuguese landmarks to receive that honour. With its recent conversion into a cultural centre ...

A ROW has broken out over plans by a Romanian monk to found the first new monastery in the Hebrides for hundreds of years. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

11 August 2014 Homs - Nestled deep within the woods of Wadi al-Nadara area in Homs province, St. George Monastery is one of the most important cultural and religious landmarks in Homs and one of the ...