you begin to imagine the rigorous life that is easy to romanticize from the outside. In Subiaco, two monasteries are available for touring: the Monastery of St. Benedict, at the top of the ...

St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life. The life of a monk only heightens the constant spiritual warfare ...

He cites ailing health as his reason for retirement and will spend the rest of his life in solitude away from public engagements. Pope Benedict XVI stands in his papamobile as he arrives on St ...

Thousands watched and mourned and bells tolled as pallbearers carried Benedict's cypress coffin from St. Peter's Basilica ... and to the witness of his entire life, we too, as an ecclesial ...

Pope Benedict XVI on a tour of St. Peter’s Square at the end of his ... Here is a selection of images from Benedict’s long life. Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber blessing Joseph Ratzinger ...

St. Benedict the Moor was the son of African slaves, born in Scilly in the 1500s. He became known for his charity work throughout his life as a man of the cloth. And after his death, he was made ...

Pope Benedict XVI leads Christmas night mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI leads his final audience before retiring in Feb. 2013, a decision he made as a result of ...

St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass is back on the market after its undisclosed potential buyer terminated the contract.

Like other Trappist monasteries throughout the world, the monks at St Benedict’s spend much of their life in “ora et labora,” work and prayer, and the fruits of their daily labor are used to ...

Devon Rushmore broke a 1-1 tie when he scored on a header late in the first half for St. Benedict’s. Marcilio Soares made two saves in the win. Life Center (13-4) tied the game at 1-1 when Pedro ...