Convent life is enjoying a revival in Britain with the number of new nuns at an all-time high. Jessica Abrahams speaks to a very modern nun - Sister Catherine Wybourne who codes, tweets, and vlogs ...

The Calvin Klein store in Manhattan seems an unlikely inspiration for a monastery. Yet Trappist monks leafing through a book were so taken with the look of the Madison Avenue flagship that they hired ...

ROCK ISLAND -- Benedictine sisters at St. Mary Monastery in Rock Island love their new computer habits. A new www.smmsisters.org Web site gives them a great way to stay connected to people they serve ...

Abbot Gregor Mendel established the groundwork for modern genetics in the mid-19 th century, pioneering the concept of dominant and recessive traits passed from one generation to another. The ...

Klosterneuburg (pte014/19.04.2013/12:24) Located just outside Vienna in Lower-Austria, the Klosterneuburg monastery has long been a favourite amongst locals and tourists from the Austrian capital and ...

The Leça do Balio monastery was designated a national monument more than 100 years ago, one of the first Portuguese landmarks to receive that honour. With its recent conversion into a cultural centre ...