On May 7, the cardinal electors—those under the age of 80—will enter the conclave to choose the next pope. Since 1878, every ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's ...

My friend and I had hiked along a coastal trail from Pisses Beach, bees humming in the purple flowers of wild ... building with an inner garden and a sky-high terrace that delivers sensational ...

A boy receives Communion at the Jasna Góra Monastery, in Częstochowa ... The turquoise of her cloak signifies divinity and sky to the Aztec. The glyph of a four-petaled flower in the center ...

High in the Spiti Valley, the 1000-year-old Key Monastery stands as a beacon of Buddhist culture. This fortified monastery, a religious training center for lamas, has withstood invasions and fires.

In this picture with a slow shutter speed is seen the cliffside Hozoviotissa Monastery under the starry night sky on the island of Amorgos, Greece, Thursday, March 27 , 2025. (AP Photo/Petros ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery ...