A court ruling in Egypt about St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church ...

Only twice has Alabama elected a non-incumbent without opposition. Tuberville may be the third — not by prophecy, but by retreat. Clean Up Alabama's leader, Hannah Rees, clarified her intent, stating ...

President Donald Trump urged students graduating from the University of Alabama to “think big” and “never give up.” But he had even more to say. In a May 1 speech that mixed politics with ...

SCOTT. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU STEPH. WE HAVE SOME LATE BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCING THAT HE IS COMING TO ALABAMA. HE WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA’S ...

Think you’ve seen it all? Discover the hidden side of famous destinations—from Cape Town’s mountain cracks to Kyoto’s quiet ...

Alabama baseball got a brief break after its sweep of Missouri, but the Crimson Tide couldn't continue its streak in Nashville. At No. 15 Vanderbilt, No. 16 Alabama (36-12, 13-11 SEC) bounced back ...

Time is running out to see Asia Society Museum's exhibition Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, which closes this Sunday, May 18. Praised as "an enthralling show" by Holland ...

Simonos Petra, a monastery on Mount Athos, embraces monks from diverse backgrounds, transcending national boundaries within the Orthodox Christian faith. This ecumenical spirit, rooted in the ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years. The all-male autonomous community ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose ...

The monastery welcomes anyone who would like to visit — provided they are male. In a more than 1,000-year-old tradition, women are banned from the entire peninsula, which is deemed the Virgin ...