A former monastery near Gloucester which was occupied by Benedictine monks for over 35 years could be revamped into a new ...

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Within its medieval walls, a community of some 15 Catholic monks ...

28 monks live at the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, Livingston County. The monks wake up at 2 a.m. and their first vigil of the day is at 2:25 a.m. The baking of biscotti begins at 4 a.m. Silence is ...

Moncks Corner, S.C. (WCIV) — Tucked away in Moncks Corner sits Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery where 14 monks live and work on the land. The 3,000 sprawling acres are hugged by the Cooper River and ...

HINGHAM — Glastonbury Abbey is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and the monks are marking this milestone in ways you wouldn’t expect. The Hingham monastery recently presented a game show called ...

Belmont Abbey monastery, founded by the Benedictine monks on April 21, 1876, is the sweet and humble home of the Benedictine monks. The holiness of the Abbey monastery is sublime, and the simplicity ...

A former monastery could be converted into new homes amid a multi-million-pound revamp. Prinknash Abbey, which has stood ...

TRAPPIST isn’t just the name of a star system supporting seven Earth-size exoplanets 40 light-years away. The researchers who named it were inspired by their favorite beer. Of the many thousands of ...

That means their products are made in the vicinity of a Trappist abbey, under the supervision of monks or nuns, and profits are used for charity or the needs of the monastic community. Of the 11, five ...