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Monks

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican on April 17, 2024

Isabella H. de Carvalho

Pope urges monks to have Mary’s eyes, as seen in their icon

monastic life

J-P Mauro

What is monastic life like for a Catholic monk?

olive oil

V. M. Traverso

How Catholic monks “saved” olive oil

Whitby Abbey at dusk

John Touhey

8 Lost monasteries of England and Wales (Photo Gallery)

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Daniel Esparza

A sanctuary shaped by a St. Basil you might not know

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Daniel Esparza

Sumela Monastery: A treasure in Turkey from the early Church

Meinrad

Daniel Esparza

The hermit who became the martyr of hospitality

Opactwo benedyktynów w Einsiedeln

Daniel Esparza

Einsiedeln Abbey: the Benedictine legacy in the Swiss Alps

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Daniel Esparza

The Alcobaça monastery: The splendor of Cistercian austerity

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Daniel Esparza

Monastic discipline: 4 bits of Lenten advice for lay Catholics

Daniel Esparza

This saint only gets his feast in leap year

Daniel Esparza

Carthusian monks built this site because of cliff-climbing angels

footprints in the middle of the desert

Daniel Esparza

The timeless voice of St. Isaac the Syrian

trappistes, moines, norvège, congrégation, cisterciens

Cécile Séveirac

Trappists inaugurate church on Norwegian fjord of Trondheim

Saint Catherine's Monastery

Daniel Esparza

3 Great monasteries that are more than 1,000 years old

Morgane Afif

The space between words: an invention of monks

Monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat on the mountain of Montserrat in Catalonia

Daniel Esparza

3 Beautiful monasteries to stay at while in Spain

MONTSERRAT

Daniel Esparza

Montserrat Abbey prepares for 1000th anniversary celebration in 2025

Cloister of cistercian monastery of Santa Maria of Vallbona de les Monges, Spain

Daniel Esparza

A glimpse into the Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona

Francsican robes

J-P Mauro

Did you know Franciscans pass down their robes?

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