NEWBERRY SPRINGS, Calif. -- Down an unpaved road, past brooding icons and swaying stands of mesquite, lies St. Antony's Monastery, a place of scorching winds and emptiness that perhaps only a holy man ...

The monastery complex discovery comprised the remains of a church, residential halls, and communal dining spaces, in addition to numerous artifacts.

The latest discoveries in the Judean Desert are not just spectacular artifacts, they are hard evidence that Christian pilgrimage once supported a sophisticated trade in souvenirs, hospitality and ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Coptic Church said Wednesday that prosecutors are investigating the death of a monk who had until recently served in a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot was killed in ...

Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the course of their systematic excavation work at the site known as “Al-Deir,” in the village of Al-Qarya in the center of the Sohag ...

Composer Robert Kyr frequently travels to northern New Mexico, where he writes rapturous music inspired by light, stone, stillness and prayer. Soul-Searching Music From A Serene Desert Monastery ...