During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

In seventh-century Emesa, Syria, a man walked through town tugging a dead dog on the end of a rope. He defecated in public, ...

A Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos, the center of Orthodox monasticism, died at the age of 82 without ever seeing a woman.

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Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi, Vol. 39, Issue. 1, p. 303. Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the ...

Using philological, codicological and microhistorical approaches, Professor Taylor reveals new insights that will reshape our understanding of monasticism, patronage and education. These texts give ...

The little-known vocation of the consecrated virgin has grown in recent years, and there’s been a resurgence since Vatican II ...

Since that time, as civilization has grown more complex, the reasons for distancing oneself from society and turning to monasticism have multiplied. Indeed, after two world wars and communism ...

In 1989, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter warning that “the disappearance of Lebanon would be one of the world’s ...

Unprecedented levels of free time can lead to boredom, anxiety, and the need to distract. Looking our boredom "in the face" can help us understand why we are driven to distraction. Distraction is not ...

Pope Francis is hoping to visit Corsica, with discussions underway between the Vatican and Paris over a possible visit to the French island in mid-December, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

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