It said the monastery was granted a letter of protection from the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century which was reaffirmed by the Ottoman Sultan Selim II in the 16th century. The Ecumenical ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of ...

As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is "primus inter pares" (first among equals) among the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is its spiritual leader. Bartholomew ...

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai ... The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople said it was "disappointed and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police are investigating a reported stabbing Saturday afternoon at the Buddha Mind Monastery, leaving one person in critical condition. According to ...

A Benedictine monastery at Kylemore Abbey has won the Public Choice Award for architecture. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award for 2025 is a unique ...

A woman is in critical condition after she was attacked with a sword inside Buddha Mind Monastery near 5800 S Anderson according to authorities. Officials say a man walked into the monastery and ...

As a Greek delegation prepares to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to resolve tensions over the fate of St Catherine’s Monastery in ... the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in the 15th century.

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land. Dating back to ...

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – A man was arrested after striking a woman with a sword at a metro Buddhist monastery and then shooting three of his family members in Norman Saturday. Officials said 25 ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the service of the Graveside Lamentation at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 18, 2025. 'Frustration' as conflict ...