St. Mark’s Monastery unveils Syriac Orthodox altar after nearly 350 years, restoring a treasured Christian heritage ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose ...

My writer friend Paul Kingsnorth tips me off to a marvelous project in rural Ireland: the establishment of an Orthodox women’s monastery by some Romanian nuns. The Orthodox Monastery of the ...

Calistoga is known for its secular pleasures — the pampering spas and highly regarded restaurants. But only a few minutes’ walk from Calistoga’s commercial hub sits Holy Assumption Monastery, home to ...

MINSK, 20 May (BelTA) - The Holy Dormition Monastery in the town of Zhirovichi, one of Belarus’ main spiritual centers, celebrates its 505th anniversary this year. The history of the spiritual center ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SOUTH CANAAN TWP. – Faintly at first, a crackling sound leaks from the roasting drum as green ...

Owners of a Russian Orthodox monastery are suing Head of the Harbor, alleging the village has delayed their effort to build a small church, court filings show. The Monastery of the Glorious Ascension ...

The historic altar of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem has been unveiled for the first time ...