Monasteries look like idyllic places where time stands still, and your soul enjoys complete peace. These stone buildings with ...

Four complete human skeletons, lavishly adorned with silk, brocade, precious stones, and intricate gold and silver filigree, ...

In the town of the same name in the Harz region stand the impressive ruins of the former Cistercian monastery Walkenried.

Four skeletons, known as catacomb saints or Holy Bodies, have been on display for centuries at the Catholic monastery church ...

A ghoulish face and a graceful dragon decorate the broken clay tiles from the late 13th century or early 14th century. They ...

After 59 years, Corpus Christi Monastery closed its doors, but the Adoratrices nuns will continue their mission in El Paso.

On the north side of the Himalaya sits the partially reconstructed Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Rongbuk, once the largest monastic center in the region. Rongbuk is the power place through which all ...

Editors' note, January 21, 2016: According to news reports this week, satellite images have confirmed that militants from the Islamic State destroyed Dair Mar Elia, Iraq's oldest Christian monastery. ...

A monastery in El Paso’s Lower Valley that had operated for nearly 60 years closed its doors for good over the weekend. The ...