From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 ...

Reflecting on her latest accomplishment, Bernice said she has "spent my life studying and shall continue so to do until I ...

Archaeologists discover an 800-year-old silver-tipped stylus in a German monastery, shedding light on medieval writing and ...

Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

The Via di Linari winds through the Apennines, passing abbeys, castles, and mountain towns. Here’s how to hike the Italian ...

Glass beads, rhinestones, sequins, medallions, and more embellish artworks exploring the relationship between past and ...

The Vatican’s eco-friendly farm, recently inaugurated by the first ever Augustinian pope, echoes his order’s forgotten early ...

The Madonna from Havraň, a rare medieval sculpture of the Virgin Mary, has gone on display in the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague. The National Gallery acquired the object three years ago, ...

BERLIN — Since breaking into their convent near Salzburg, Austria, Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita have been busy. On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and ...

Organ recitals are something of a daily occurrence in Cambridge, but even in Cambridge a portative organ recital has to be a rarity of sorts. On Friday evening (28 November), in St Catharine’s College ...

The story of runaway sisters Rita, 82, Regina, 86, and Bernadette, 88, defying the church hierarchy made headlines across the globe. The trio ran away from the care home the Catholic Church sent them ...

The hills are alive with the sound of compromise, as three unlikely rebel nuns have been offered a chance to remain in their former convent in Austria — as long as they give up their Instagram habit.