Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

A restaurant I was poised to visit and write for this month, sadly, had closed unknowingly. Their demise, I can only assume, was swift, as they had neither the time nor, I imagine, the inclination to ...

Meet Sister Pat Farrell, who has turned to weightlifting at age 72 to improve her health, and can now lift more than 160 lbs.

Meet Sister Pat Farrell, who has turned to weightlifting at age 72 to improve her health, and can now lift more than 160 lbs.

Sister Vassa will not stay silent, even though her criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill I has had ...

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON) – Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old nun from San Francisco, is preparing to compete in her first powerlifting ...

Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old nun from San Francisco, is preparing to compete in her first powerlifting competition this ...

When I was recently in hospital for almost six months, one of my closest and most impish friends – who knows me very well and ...

Set and filmed in Liverpool, the fictional drama examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and ...

The film’s death scene is enhanced by the glorious singing of the opera singers who play the nuns — but the glories of the ...

A Hebrew University expert says satellite images reveal that around 70% of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed or severely ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...