Almost 200 people attend a meeting in the hope of saving Brindle St Joseph's RC Church from closure.

At Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon, one of the last monastic breweries in the country, brewing beer is a sacred art.

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The beer industry is facing a worldwide contraction.

A Benedictine monk who grew up in Birmingham as Gabriel Pautler and another who grew up in Cuba as Gustavo Alvarado-Garcia were ordained on June 10 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman. Pautler, who will ...

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Within its medieval walls, a community of some 15 Catholic monks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monks are individuals who have separated themselves from society and live either alone or in an organized community, devoting ...

While for many students at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, Minnesota, a recent warm September Saturday meant a break from classes, college seminarian Sean Czaplewski and 35 other ...

Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari is biased. But you’ll have to forgive a man who has worked and served at Belmont Abbey College for nearly 50 years. “We are a jewel here in Gaston County with a strong ...