On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Diocese of Birmingham’s bishop at the ...

The Vatican monastery where Pope Benedict XVI intends to live began its life as the Vatican gardener's house, but was established as a cloistered convent by Blessed John Paul II in 1994. When Pope ...

WASHINGTON — It was the pets’ turn to be blessed at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Northeast D.C. Saturday morning. It’s an annual event that takes place at the friary ahead ...

Sad news to read your article on the pending closure of Saint Benedict’s Monastery in the Capitol Creek Valley. All the residents of our Roaring Fork Valley who have visited the monastery are sad to ...

Walk in the footsteps of the holy Capuchin at the St. Felix Catholic Center in In Huntington, Indiana. Sit in Solanus’ place in the dining room when you visit, just like author Susan Tassone did.

ROCK ISLAND -- A new monastery for the Sisters of St. Benedict gets an official blessing and dedication this morning. A by-invitation-only Eucharist at the new St. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Ave., West ...