CLEVELAND -- Brother Louis Caret, OSB, professed his first vows as a Benedictine monk to Abbot Clement Zeleznik, OSB, during a Jan. 19 celebration of the Eucharist at Saint Andrew Abbey in Cleveland.

The dispute dates back to All Saints Day in November 2007, when the cash-strapped monastery officially launched St. Joseph Woodworks out of an old cafeteria. They publicly offered simple wood ...

Spanish media reports that the ministry of culture is drafting a law that will expel monks. But that task will not be easy. The 21 monks do not wish to leave their monastery.