Today, he is the head of the monastery, which is located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. As well as Fr. Petzold--now an ordained priest in the Chaldean Catholic Church--the ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

The BriefThe Monastery of the Holy Spirit is considered the top destination in Rockdale County.The centerpiece of the Monastery is the Abbey Church, which took the monks 15 years to build.The ...

The latest list includes 61 cultural sites, such as heritage landmarks like Hyeonchungsa, a shrine to Korea’s revered Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545-1598) in Asan, South Chungcheong, and the Daereungwon ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, quoting people familiar with the discussions ...

The venerated Benedictine monastery, perched amidst the striking Montserrat peaks, is a symbol of Catalan identity ... get a tattoo and have a vegetarian meal.” History buffs can visit the recently ...

The Dafhni Monastery in Athens, Greece, a Byzantine masterpiece, is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: Sp!ros, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens ...

FANCY an escape in the middle of the forest? Visit this stunning sixth-century monastery transformed into a Parador hotel in Galicia. A perfect synergy between nature and history, the Parador de ...

The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.