In a world of fast food and big businesses, monks and nuns are quietly praying and working. They work to support themselves — and because manual labor is edifying to the soul. St. Benedict said, “To ...

The compelling teachings of Acharya Shree Yogeesh, a Jain monk and well-known spiritual leader, are sweeping the globe. He is known as a modern guru for his remark that “the whole world will fit in my ...

An 8-year-old girl meant to inherit a $61 million business abandoned her fortune to become a nun. Devanshi Sanghvi was initiated to monkhood under the Jain faith in an extravagant ceremony. An ...

The march of 20,000 people downtown was led by 10,000 monks who gathered at the famous golden hilltop Shwedagon Pagoda before marching downtown to Sule Pagoda and past the U.S. Embassy among other ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a remarkable blend of faith, discipline, and social consciousness, the Shwetambar Jain community organised a grand Bal Sangh Yatra on Sunday to instill moral values and ...

It’s the fortnight before Christmas and all through the world’s Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional delicacies they sell to a loyal fan base even in rapidly ...

It is no accident that the patron saint of foreign missionaries is a cloistered nun, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, the pope pointed to the example of St.