(This November 30 story corrects in 2nd para to make clear order not founded by St. Basil and in 11th para, Italo-Greek rite, not Italo-Albanian.) By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella GROTTAFERRATA, ...

HEILIGENKREUZ, Austria — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That's how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has ...

His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, a Himalayan siddha monk and Sanskrit scholar of global repute, will visit the Chicago area this August to guide a series of spiritual events that bring together ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A group of local residents want to bring enlightenment and harmony to the area through sacred arts ...

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The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and practices are grounded in ...

The ancient city of Norcia in central Italy is known for its wild boar sausages and black truffles, but now it’s known for something else: its singing monks. “We sing the praises of God nine times a ...

Buddhist monks hosted an international peace festival in India. Thousands of devotees from different countries gathered to ...

GROTTAFERRATA, Italy, Nov 30 (Reuters) - In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual ...