From the serene halls of Sera Monastery to the ancient aura of Rumtek, explore India's most sacred Buddhist retreats where ...

St. Kolbe was captured by the German occupiers of Poland on Feb. 17, 1941 – first placed in the murderous Pawiak Gestapo ...

Mater Dolorosa, a monastery founded in 1926, sits on 88 acres, 45 of which are hillside, 23 of which are dedicated to the retreat center and 20 of which are below the retreat center and known as ...

After three years of contention, Sierra Madre voters next month will finally decide the fate of a controversial housing development planned near a hillside monastery. The city will hold a special ...

The clusters of people who have come to see the hillside monastery for possibly the last time wander in contemplation through the central stone clearing and between the basilica and the chapel.

COSTESTI, Romania (AP) - Getting down on their knees, hundreds of Roma kiss the relics of an Orthodox saint at a hillside monastery for their annual celebration of the birthday of St. Mary, the ...

A 500-square-meter traditional Tibetan painting of the great Buddha is positioned on a hillside near Drepung Monastery. Devotees assemble with khatas, a traditional scarf.