T he midnight display, involving 200 drones, formed Catholic icons including the Virgin of Montserrat, Pope Francis, the abbey itself, and the surrounding multi-peaked mountain.

The monastery quickly became a pilgrim magnet. The small wooden Mary is now behind protective glass in the Montserrat basilica, but the royal orb she cradles in her hand is exposed, ready to ...

Inside the Basilica of Montserrat within the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey near Barcelona, Spain. While beautiful — and set in a majestic mountain locale — the basilica's main draw is the Virgin of ...

Himmler traveled to Barcelona in 1940 convinced that the Abbey of Montserrat hid in its tunnels the chalice from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. NFL NBA Latest News. AS USA.

Barça fans will be able to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club’s founding on 14 June by joining the Culer Walk (Marxa Culer),, culminating at the Abbey of Montserrat.The event also ...

COURTESY CAMERON HEWITT. The rock pillars of Montserrat, Spain, are home to a Benedictine monastery as well as hiking trails. The site is a one-hour train ride from Barcelona.