The Bible is not known for being a humorous book. Yet, it often speaks about laughter. What does it say? And why do we never ...

A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. New York City fire ...

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

Pope Francis reiterated his desire for “full unity” with other Christian confessions when he received in audience young ...

On a street corner in the old town of Damascus, rugged men with rifles stare sharply at passers-by. Despite their appearance, ...

Producer Sara Zarreh tells the story of Margery Kempe, believed to be the first woman to write an autobiography in the English language, more than five hundred years ago.

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment ... centuries Shoshi Parks History Correspondent Six of the 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries strewn across Meteora, a collection of massive stone ...

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

His book’s title comes from a quote by Abba Joseph, an early Christian hermit who told a young monk as they traversed the ...

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Patmos remained isolated and obscure. In the Byzantine period (4th-15th century), the island became a refuge for Christian monks, obviously due to its history and ...