(The Conversation) — The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and ...

For over a thousand years, monks living in remote monasteries have consistently outlived their contemporaries by decades, and their secret wasn’t just prayer and meditation. Hidden within monastery ...

The unlikely collaboration of two academics, “Convent Wisdom” provides unholy guidance by intertwining religious history with ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (Reuters Life!) - A dozen black-robed monks chant in the gloom of a candle-lit chapel as sunset brings a new day to Greece's 1,000-year-old monastic community of Mount Athos.

Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...

SAINT-WANDRILLE, France — The son of a noble family from the Verdun region of France in the seventh century, Wandrille held a prestigious position at the court of his kinsman, King Dagobert I. However ...

The Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church dates back to 1216. Now 25-year-old Timothy Danaher is part of the tradition. Danaher, a Dominican brother who lives with about 80 others at the ...

Ven Ajahn Siripanyo, the son of Malaysia's third-richest individual, abandoned his lavish lifestyle to follow the monastic path. The son of Ananda Krishnan, who has a personal worth of about Rs 40,000 ...