The Feb. 16 liturgy celebrated the life tonsure of Fr. Paiisi into the monastic brotherhood of Holy Resurrection Monastery. Catholics worldwide number around 1 billion, with the vast majority ...

We can also speak of the monastic tonsure as a marriage. The soul of a monk or nun enters into marriage with Christ, and the angels are present at this moment and bear witness to the sacredness and ...

The video showed the musician with a lengthy beard and a tonsure hairstyle, a dramatic change from his past look as a hiplife star. Many netizens compared his appearance to that of a Shaolin monk ...

Joe Thomas has shaved his head into a monk-like tonsure for a TV show. The Inbetweeners star is currently appearing in his stand-up debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, with the shaved disc only partially ...

Its detailed design includes a crowned Virgin Mary holding the Christ child and kneeling to her right is a monk looking up at her, identified by his tonsure. He would have attached the matrix to a ...