Each character in The Stone of Madness, including a mute man, an orphan and a woman proficient in witchcraft, has strengths ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

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The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the exiled Tibetan government in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led ...

At the Monastery Trail, a sprawling property filled ... The property is a treasure trove of prehistoric and Native American history. It was colonized around 1676, but a historical survey shows ...

From Asia to Europe, Africa, US and Canada, a food writer toured the kitchens of Buddhist and Catholic monasteries, a ...

Lima, Peru, is a massive city with over 11 million people. It is world-renowned for its cuisine, museums, and art. However, ...

The Catholic Church condemned the so-called “price-tag” attack against a Christian monastery on Tuesday, with high-ranking church offices denouncing the “teaching of contempt” against ...

While a strong sense of community serves as Little Saigon’s beating heart, religion solidifies the bonds between many individuals in the community. Monks can be seen welcoming the public to enter the ...

But Claire McCardell was a pioneering outlier. From the 1930s to the 1950s this designer found freedom creating affordable, ...