Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

This year, the teams will be trekking across China, Nepal and India. The pairs will travel their way through towns, cities ...

Bhutan sits between China and India, and its neighbors to the south accounted for more than 73% of arrivals in 2019, when a record 300,000 tourists visited the country. The government's goal is to ...

The Redemptoristine Nuns – known as ‘Red Nuns’ because of the colour of their habits – gathered on Saturday. In a quiet ...

It was a moment that moved millions and right here in Milwaukee, one friar couldn’t believe his ears.In only two days the conclave has come together to announce who will lead roughly ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India ...

Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...

Except for a few small chapels scattered among the rocks, no other structure is in sight — and no light pollution to dim the swirl of stars as it increasingly does around the world.

The Himalayas, a jagged spine of snow and stone across northern India, cradle ancient monasteries that whisper tales of ...

Chicago's Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking a new era for the Catholic Church. Who Is he and why was he chosen?

The blazes were concentrated on the city’s outskirts and firefighting efforts are ongoing, authorities said. At least nine ...