Severe flooding has ravaged large parts of Central Europe, claiming at least 20 lives as numerous Church institutions have ...

one of the world’s oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monasteries, was severely affected earlier this week. The stream on the monastery grounds burst its banks, flooding large parts of the ...

Portugal is a country full of history and culture, reflected in its monuments that attract millions of visitors every year.

While knowing how to act with creation can be clear for some, for others knowing the right thing to do can be fuzzy. Our ...

The picture perfect remote beach is a true hidden gem, surrounded by stunning scenery - and you might even spot a seal or two ...

SEX is perhaps the last thing that you would expect Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch to want to write about, especially in ...

Thoronet Abbey is one of the best examples of the spirit of the Cistercian order. Even the acoustics of the church imposed a certain discipline upon the monks; because of the stone walls, which ...

Laurent Servais Duriau, known as Servais (April 5, 1701 – July 15, 1775), was a Cistercian monk from the Abbey of Val-Dieu. An encyclopedist, he catalogued vast numbers of engravings. In addition to ...

COMO Hotels and Resorts has unveiled its new range of Iconic Experiences, aimed at inspiring travellers to explore more ...

I arrived in Limousin in a rental car, which felt wrong: it should surely have been a stretch limo. There are several theories as to how a motorized symbol of wealth and luxury came to be named for a ...

Planning is underway to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the beautiful heritage town of Abbeyleix. An enthusiastic group turned out for a meeting in the town’s Manor Hotel on Thursday 29 August to ...

Brother Titus Keet, 76, admitted to The Mail on Sunday that he has 200 pictures of himself posing nude on a beach, and that ...