The Himalayas, a jagged spine of snow and stone across northern India, cradle ancient monasteries that whisper tales of ...

Long before the Library of Alexandria became a symbol of ancient scholarship, India was home to a vibrant tradition of ...

Saint Catherine’s Monastery was the place where God spoke to Prophet Moses and manifested to him on the mountain.

Steeped in history and intricately decorated, these beautiful libraries around the world draw thousands of visitors each year ...

Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting May 6 through 10 in the Copernicus Room of the New Castle Public Library.

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The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The daily rhythm hasn’t changed much since he joined the monastery straight out of high school in the summer of 1971. Father Spyridon, another monk ...

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has purged hundreds of books from its library — including "How to be Anti-Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi — as part of a push to eliminate diversity ...

GOOD MORNING. YEAH, THIS IS A PLOT TWIST. LIBRARIES DID NOT SEE COMING. AND ONE THE STATE’S LIBRARY SYSTEM SAYS WILL LIKELY HAVE AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE LIBRARIES ...

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