The Daphni Monastery in Athens is one of the greatest Byzantine masterpieces and an example of architecture and religious iconography.

In Russia, one of the country’s most secure prisons operates inside a former monastery. Once designed for isolation and spiritual reflection, the complex now holds some of the most dangerous criminals ...

Experience Japan's sacred mountain town of Koyasan, the center of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. This video showcases a unique stay in a Buddhist monastery, featuring traditional tatami rooms and ...

The tires buzz as the Volkswagen races over the rumble strips, my eyes scanning for radar guns and speed cameras. The relentless Washington suburban sprawl is ever-present, more highways, slap-dash ...

Joseph A. Bragg, 28, charged with kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, was a stranger who had “sought us out for a while,” the girl’s mother said. The girl went missing after getting ...

The city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to step off on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, March 17. Here’s everything New Yorkers need to know about the celebration, from road closures and ...

Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit, women are banned.

Last March, RJ Luis Jr. became the first St. John’s player in 39 years to be named the Big East Player of the Year. Could Zuby Ejiofor make it back-to-back?