This practice didn’t sit well with Martin Luther, a German monk, who saw it as a distortion of the core gospel message. In 1517, Luther posted his 95 Theses, criticizing the selling of indulgences.

“The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will happen.” Mount Melleray staff member Christina O’Flynn’s tone was ...

We are not alone. As church we stand for each other and with each other, because we have a Lord and Saviour on our side and we can bless each other just like those Irish monks did when they sent ...

“Monasteries don’t make much sense without monks,” says Fr Richard Purcell, abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey in west Waterford. The cleric is in reflective mood as the Cistercian ...

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I sincerely apologise to the jury members and the state government for any disappointment my decision may cause, and I trust you will respect my choice and support me on the path I have chosen.

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...

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However, his respect for Pete Carroll and Steve Spagnuolo has gotten the loudest buzz, leading to both candidates being top contenders for the head coach role, via Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated.

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...