In the heart of Rome, just a stone’s throw from the Pantheon, there is a fascinating place that is normally closed to the public: the marvelous Guidetti Cloister of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra ...

It’s a modern solution to an age-old issue. Monasteries are turning to Etsy-style e-commerce and renovating their convents to appeal to the Airbnb crowd.

This 3D virtual tour shows The Cloisters museum complex in northern Manhattan from above, surrounded by the greenery of Fort Tryon Park near the Hudson River. The medieval-style stone buildings and ...

From coming-of-age tales to tragicomedies, period dramas remain a beloved genre — these contemporary masterpieces stand among the best.

The Poor Clares are up against a powerful opponent with City Hall’s ear, the director of the Arnold Arboretum. The Poor Clares, a group of cloistered nuns who lived for decades in quiet corner of ...

The newest episode of season eight of “1000-lb Sisters” will be called “Reconciling Indifferences,” and in it, Amy will pursue her dreams of becoming an artist, while Chris will attempt to put ...

My husband and I spotted Castel Badia from a distance as we drove through Val Pusteria, the scenic Alpine valley that connects Italy and Austria. Once we got closer, we ditched the car and hopped into ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn’t go as planned — and what happens next. Niki Ghofranian surveyed the view from atop the stone walls of Dunstaffnage Castle, ...

WHITESVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) — As a musician, Sister Catherine Marie Schuhmann likens the expressions of the female Passionist vocation to “a symphony orchestra — all these different instruments, all ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Foreign religious workers will no longer have to spend a year outside of the U.S. before being eligible for readmission under revised immigration rules, the Trump ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...