What followed was an extraordinary display of lay devotion ... community of monks at Melleray and the other Cistercian monasteries is best illustrated at the liturgy – prayers and psalms around ...

From Grammy winners to yoga teachers, the ancient art of sacred Hindu music is appealing to masses young and old across the ...

which variously depict him receiving the stigmata or absorbed in prayer, had a profound influence on Zurbarán’s art. So did Zurbarán’s own Catholic faith and the Counter-Reformation’s emphasis on ...

With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia.

However, decades later, his return to civilian life triggered a personal crisis — one that led an agnostic to become a Zen Buddhist monk, then a Catholic, and eventually part of the Personal ...

Chatty Monks Pub in West Reading will be closing this month. The last day of operations for the Penn Avenue pub will be Feb. 23. Chatty Monks is part of Pagoda City Brewing, owned by EDL ...

Today will see extensive cloud for most albeit some hazy sunny spells are likely to develop in places during the afternoon. A chance of the odd light shower near the coasts. Chilly with gentle ...

"I lived with the monks while I was discerning my future. It was a really special time. We would get up at 3.45am when we were called for prayer. They went to church seven times a day and worked ...

GEORGE TOWN: In celebration of the country’s 67th National Day, 67 monks of the Theravada tradition took part in the sacred Pindapata ceremony (traditional alms offering or receiving ...

The streets around Charminar, usually bustling with activity, took on a different aura on Thursday night as thousands of devotees gathered to observe Shab-e-Baraat, a night of prayers, reflection ...

Swami Hiteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj is the head of Katawala Math. Swami Hiteshwaranand Saraswati, a prominent saint from Rajasthan, was honoured with the prestigious title of Mahamandaleshwar ...

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be closing an in-store café in York as part of planned cuts across the business which will see more than 3,000 jobs axed. The café in Sainsbury’s in ...