Second, community life is actually quite difficult. On a macro level, facing broader societal upheaval together in a ...

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to delve ...

In the term of this issue we celebrate the great St. Benedict of Nursia. He is sometimes called the father of monasticism — ...

Eighty years after its total destruction in the Second World War, the reconstructed Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy stands as a timeless testament to the enduring legacy of its founder ...

Amidst the decline of Catholicism in France, the reconstruction of the Abbey of St. Wandrille emerges as a powerful sign of renewal and hope for the future of the Church in France.

Over the centuries, a magnificent monastic complex was built around the Sacred Cave where St. Benedict developed his ...

On a recent retreat with my wife, Katherine, to Holy Cross Abbey near Berryville, St. Benedict’s teachings on hospitality and ...

The order she founded would later gain fame for their adherence to Benedictine Rule and for making waves in the music scene for their hymn albums and Gregorian chant music.

(RNS) — When Pope Benedict XVI retired in 2013 — the first pontiff to do so in 600 years — the church had no rules for what a retired pope’s role would be or even what he would be called ...