Archaeologists recently uncovered "sensational" 18th-century heraldic tiles beneath a Polish monastery, featuring rare glazed designs with bishop's coat of arms dating from 1711-1730.

The Benedictine Monastery at Kylemore Abbey by Axo Architects has been revealed as the winner of the prestigious 2025 Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park warns visitors after a man fell off a 30-foot cliff trying to see the Kilauea eruption.

St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass is back on the market after its undisclosed potential buyer terminated the contract. The 3,700-acre property was listed last April for $150 million.

The future of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula remains a source of controversy with tensions rising after a recent court ruling.

In a city of eastern Poland, a team got to work renovating a historic monastery. As part of the project, they removed the old wooden flooring — and uncovered some very rare 300-year-old ...

Egypt's foreign minister told Greece that Egypt will preserve the spiritual and religious value of the historic Saint Catherine's Monastery, which is part of the Greek Orthodox church.

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land.Dating back to the ...

Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps and advanced radar technology.

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.

A court ruling in Egypt about St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church about religious freedom.

St. Catherine’s Monastery, located in the Sinai Desert in Egypt, has been a sacred Christian site since the 500s. Even after the Islamic Conquest, the monastery’s monks had warm relations with ...