We all know that monks and nuns are famous for brewing some of the finest beer and working wineries. But did you know that now your coffee (or tea) addiction can benefit the church as well? Read more
We all know that monks and nuns are famous for brewing some of the finest beer and working wineries. But did you know that now your coffee (or tea) addiction can benefit the church as well? Read more
A 58-year-old Vietnamese monk on the premises at the time was assaulted and then handcuffed before the offenders fled. Police currently investigating the “particularly nasty” assault were asking the public for assistance to help identify the three offenders involved. Three suspects are being searched for. Continue reading
“I live like a monk and I’m fine. I pray and I read,” Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has told a German friend who visited him recently at his new residence in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in Vatican City. Manfred Lutz, a German scholar who is a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and Read more
Monks at Ampleforth Abbey can celebrate after their beer was named “Best Drink of 2012” at the Deliciously Yorkshire Awards recently. Their unique Abbey Beer beat off competition from across Yorkshire to walk away with the accolade less than six months since it was first put on the market. “Although Ampleforth Abbey Beer is based Read more