A woman who was attacked by a man with a sword last month at a Buddhist monastery in Oklahoma City is on the road to recovery ...

Hollywood actor Mel Gibson visited the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, connecting with the historic Orthodox ...

The American fast-food giant plans to open about 10 new restaurants in Ukraine this year, a testament to the country’s ...

Egypt’s Christian monasteries have long produced various foodstuffs including vegetables, cheese, meats, pickles, and other products, each with its loyal clientele.

Founded around AD 548 by order of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it is home to St. Catherine’s Monastery—one of the world’s oldest continuously operating Christian institutions. The ...

THE medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

Syriacs are an indigenous Semitic-speaking ethnic group and minority of Türkiye, who are Eastern Aramaic--speaking Christians ...

The St Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, was founded in the 6th century and is the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its original function, says UNESCO, ...

Cairo (AsiaNews) – The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) released a statement at the end of a meeting ...

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ...

Over the years, the Monastery of the Holy Savior has undergone restorations and expansions to preserve its role as a living spiritual witness. Today, it stands as a testament to faith and ...