Centuries before Americans took to gardening as a hobby, St. Benedict, the great founder of Western monasticism, made gardens important in his monasteries. Most flowers, plants and herbs were for ...

BERLIN (AP) — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden. Rötzel's Monk Garden is home ...

When COVID-19 led health officials to urge people to shelter in place, it even affected the already-cloistered monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Public prayers and services with ...

Associated Press Fire monks ready to defend monastery from Big Sur blaze BIG SUR, Calif. A group of firefighting monks was ready to defend a Buddhist monastery being threatened Tuesday by a wildfire ...

A group of Maronite Catholic monks is bringing a taste of their Eastern religious tradition to Castle Rock. The group, formally known as the Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is raising $3 ...

GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) – (This November 30 story corrects in second paragraph to make clear order not founded by St. Basil and in eleventh paragraph, Italo-Greek rite, not Italo-Albanian) In ...