As Pope Francis prepares to visit Indonesia, the founding superior of a monastery in Java shares what life is like for Catholics in a majority-Muslim country. When Sister Martha Driscoll and nine ...

Pope Francis will become the first Pope to visit Mongolia when he travels to the Asian country’s capital Ulaanbaatar from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. Italian Cardinal Giorgio Marengo takes possession of his ...

CHEYENNE - In the remote mountain peaks of northwestern Wyoming, a rare new Roman Catholic monastery is drawing young men with promises of a Spartan life of prayer and meditation, following traditions ...

Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...

A question that may seem absurd at first merits further contemplation: Could missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints help save the Catholic monastic movement in the United ...

The author walking at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, Calif. (Hiroko Takeuchi) I first began spending time with my friend Therese after she wrote me a letter about an old book of mine I’d written ...

Looking for unique Christmas gifts? There are many monasteries and religious communities that offer handmade gifts that celebrate the Catholic faith. Buying presents online from religious brothers and ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Vatican said in a statement Monday it considers the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington “extinct” in the eyes of the church. The Vatican’s statement and Nov. 28 ...

The Vatican has issued a declaration stating that the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity no longer exists in the eyes of the church and that it is “extinct.” The Vatican issued the statement on ...

The Vatican says it no longer recognizes an Arlington monastery at the center of a bitter monthslong feud with the Fort Worth bishop over allegations the head nun violated her vow of chastity with a ...