Raised without faith, Stephen Williams embraced Zen Buddhism before a surprising encounter led him to Catholicism and Opus ...

But they were also sent to Europe as gifts in diplomacy - such as one sent to the first Holy Roman emperor, Charlemagne, by the sultan featured in the famous Arabian Nights story, Harun al-Rashid.

FOX 5 Atlanta Finding peace at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit Posted: January 23, 2025 | Last updated: January 23, 2025 Home to a small community of less than 30 Trappist monks, the Monastery of ...

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on January 16 to elect a government headed by Rossen Zhelyazkov, following a month of talks hosted by Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition, which won the largest share of ...

In Rumen Radev words, 2025 is shaping up to be a turning point not only for Bulgaria, the region and Europe, but also for the world. "The geopolitical security architecture is collapsing, ...

Princess Kalina of Bulgaria's first public appearance in four years led news bulletins when she was seen attending a funeral ceremony on 29 May 2024. The rarely-seen royal stepped out alongside ...

Works being carried out as part of an Israel Land Authority development have unearthed Byzantine-era buildings, including a monastery withe a "unique" mosaic floor, built on a site that shows signs of ...

[Borislav Troshev/Anadolu via Getty Images)] Bulgaria's parliament approved on Thursday a cabinet led by Rossen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, ending months of negotiations on forming a ...

At the Monastery Trail, a sprawling property filled with winding roads and fields, you can almost picture the monks walking the trails contemplatively. What was once a swath of rocky land has ...

Adoption of the euro as early as January 2026 is now a real possibility for Bulgaria, if its new coalition can stick together. For the first time since 2021, Bulgaria has a permanent government, ...

Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday formally approved a coalition government led by the centre-right GERB party, finally installing an administration nearly three months after elections resulted in ...