Shani Abeysekera and Ravi Seneviratne were among top officials removed from posts by Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration ...

Brothers were a brutal order of warrior monks sent to convert the Baltic pagans by force. With iron discipline and ruthless efficiency, they carved out a Christian foothold in what’s now Latvia, until ...

Long before pens met parchment in monasteries, an illiterate herdsman named Caedmon changed the course of English literature.

A third of Buddhist monks tested positive for meth during a surprise raid at a temple in northern Thailand. Six of 18 clergymen were kicked out of the monkhood after failing drug tests at the Wat ...

Hidden away from tourist trails, Ireland’s lesser-known castles, abbeys and hillforts offer atmospheric ruins and ancient ...

Newly displayed 1,300-year-old doodles suggest that medieval monastic life wasn’t all about solemn chants and holy scripture.

Once the ravenous kaiju is summoned, you have ten minutes to assemble a meal fit for a towering terror of the deep, before firing it into the monster's mouth with a catapult. This is the second thing ...

Two Benedictine monks, some Indiana Jones-like adventures, and a visit to a Kentucky bourbon maker led a Minnesota man to ...

This travelogue from the Irish Film Institute reminds us that golf in Ireland has always been something special. The 1970s travelogue "Golf in Ireland" is now available to stream for free via the ...

Legal action against senior monks in Thailand raises questions about the future of Thai Buddhism, with calls for reform and ...

If the demands of life have you feeling a little stressed, maybe a trip to Arkansas' only Benedictine monastery will help you ...