Nuestra Senora de Cura, on the island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain, is a 14th-century monastery perched on a hill in the center of the island. From the monastery, it's possible to see almost all ...

Photo courtesy of Fundación Contemplare. Ana Garcia and Rodrigo Gonzalez wanted one thing: muffins made by nuns. The couple, in their early 60s, were waiting in a line coming out of a historic ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith, libraries of knowledge, and safe havens built in the most dramatic ...

SAN BENITO DE MONTSERRAT, Spain -- When I arrived on a Saturday afternoon, the halls were silent at the Monasterio de San Benito de Montserrat, a fully functioning Benedictine convent just an hour ...

Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Society of St Peter Apostle propose that monasteries of contemplative life might devote one day every month to cooperation with the universal mission of ...

After carefully deliberating in their annual session, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee selected 19 new sites to inscribe on the World Heritage List in the city of Manama in Bahrain. Featuring 13 ...