In 1990, excavations of an ancient monastery in the Negev Desert of southern Israel revealed a sprawling mosaic dating back ...

An excavation report from the Israel Antiquities Authority reveals the discovery of a well-preserved Byzantine-period monastery and farmhouse at Naḥal Peḥar, within the modern settlement of ...

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert was founded there in 1964 and is home to a community of Benedictine monks. They spend their days in prayer, work, meditation — and music. For years ...

Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses the Ethiopian) is a seventh century monastery perched atop a barren, rocky hill 100 kilometres north of the Syria capital Damascus near the desert in the Nabk area ...

Here's a glimpse of five such monasteries where the journey is as fulfilling as the destination. Tawang Monastery is located ...

NABK, Syria - A Syrian desert monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue, attracting tens of thousands, has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation.

"We experienced all kinds of fear," Youssef said, adding that they felt isolated in the desert monastery at the height of the fighting, and later because of the Covid-19 pandemic. US-backed local ...