What was once a swath of rocky land owned by Trappist monks is now a haven for wildlife as well as nature lovers CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Tucked in the center of this Rhode Island town, just 15 miles ...

Home to a small community of less than 30 Trappist monks, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit was established back in 1944 when a group of monks left an abbey in Kentucky with the goal of founding a ...

Raised without faith, Stephen Williams embraced Zen Buddhism before a surprising encounter led him to Catholicism and Opus ...

Ron Schulz had his first encounter with bliss when he was in second grade. “I was preparing to receive my first Eucharist and I had such a burning in my heart for God and I didn’t know what ...

TAKE a look at the European sunshine spot with outdoor activities, stunning sandy beaches and Ryanair flights from just ...

The inaugural Ladyface Mountain Film Festival opens Thursday in Agoura Hills, Calif., just outside Los Angeles.

Today there are about 160 Trappist monasteries around the world, with about 1,800 monks and 1,600 nuns. Not all Cistercians, however, are Trappists The choice of name for the new community ...

College of DuPage is hosting its annual Global Flicks series this spring featuring six award-winning international films to ...

Harvest, meanwhile, centers on Trappist Cistercian monks who make wine in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Along with nature, Litzinger cites community and passion as other thematic pillars of LMFF.

There are many Africans and African Americans on the path to sainthood in our Church. As part of Black History Month, we'll bring you the stories of some of these holy people. This week, we highli ...