A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most ...

William Karon’s father was born Jewish, survived Auschwitz, and converted to Christianity, setting the course of William’s ...

Seongpa is a prominent figure in the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in Korea. His spiritual journey began at the age ...

East Drive, one of the most haunted properties in the UK, is said to be home to Fred the Poltergeist and the Black Monk ...

Monks centuries ago crafted their religious documents on vellum, which is made from an animal skin, usually calf, goat or ...

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who escaped persecution in his homeland realizes his goal of creating a new center in which to ...

The number of so-called inactive corporations -- such as those with no religious events for more than a year -- jumped by a third to more than 4,400. When monks or priests die without a successor ...

Decision prompted by safety and security concerns following recent sectarian violence in Chattogram Hill Tracts ...

In Commonweal, Merton described the July 1947 train trip west by the pioneer monks (including Brother Boniface). He noted ...

The Ecumenical Declaration on “Gender and Sexual Diversity,” issued on Tuesday, cites both “the confession of the Bible as ...

Vap full moon poya day is of special significance especially for Buddhists in Sri Lanka because of Katina Cheevara puja –the ...

Venerable Master Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple in Henan province and vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China, said on Thursday that digital technologies have been widely used to ...