A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign ...

A former Catholic monastery that has been a Camden landmark since the early 1900s is being demolished to make way for parking lots for a nearby hospital. The historic stone structure, known as the ...

Kara and Trevor Copeland have spent years fine tuning a piece of Portsmouth history like an old violin, warming up for a grand recital, as they open the doors on what has become known as The Old ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a lost centuries-old church near a medieval royal palace. The remains were found below a tennis court during excavations at the site of Visegrád, a castle ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has voted to add the 1,700-year-old Saint Hilarion Monastery in central Gaza to both its official World Heritage List and List of World Heritage in Danger. Also ...

A rare piece of Oklahoma religious history has been uncovered at Saint Joseph’s Monastery in Tulsa, completely by accident.

A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

In Barrington, R.I., town officials want to redevelop the former Carmelite monastery property in a plan that would include housing for seniors. BARRINGTON, R.I. — After the remaining six Roman ...

After 66 years, the St Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass will begin closing this summer, according to a message on its website. The message, from Dom Damian Carr: “As many of you know, our monastic ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved ...