Meteora in Greece features monasteries perched 1,300 feet high on cliffs, blending faith, nature, and history in a UNESCO protected site.

St. Catherine’s Monastery, which is inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks in Egypt, is considered to be the world’s oldest continuously operating Christian monastery. Established in the 6th ...

In contrast, the Egyptian state issued reassurances regarding the monastery’s status. His Beatitude Ieronymos II, archbishop of Athens and All Greece, condemned the verdict as a grave ...

Mount Athos is one of the oldest surviving monastic communities in the world. Monastery of the Holy Trinity. Credit: Harshil.Shah, CC BY-ND 2.0. The Meteora (Greek: Μετέωρα, lit. “middle of the sky”, ...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has assured Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ... unique religious status of Saint Catherine's Monastery" in South Sinai. According to a statement ...

the world’s oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the Sinai Desert, has ignited tensions between Egypt and Greece. Initial reports falsely suggested the monastery would be closed and ...

A court ruling in Cairo to seize the historical Monastery of St Catherine, evict the monk’ community so that the buildings are refurbished and operate it as a museum a tourists’ attraction like the ...

A recent Egyptian court decision concerning the land surrounding the Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai peninsula has provoked concern from Greek ecclesiastical and political authorities, amid ...

Panoramic view of Greek Orthodox Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Credit: patano/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Saint Catherine’s Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai, is one of the most important ...

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine’s monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land.