The story of a Syrian monastery that has become a beacon of interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims—and the legacy ...

In an increasingly polarized world, we would all do well to reflect on and learn from our diverse religious traditions ...

In the silence of the desert, Matta El Maskine (1919–2006) found God—and transformed modern Coptic monasticism. His life of ...

But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life — so much so that when the recent weekslong swarm of near-constant earthquakes caught Father Spyridon, as he's affectionately known ...

But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life — so much so that when the recent weekslong swarm of near-constant earthquakes caught Father Spyridon, as he's affectionately known ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life — so much so that when the recent weekslong swarm of near-constant earthquakes caught ...

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) ...