by Chloe Langr
ITALY – Almost 800 years ago, a group of monks were snowbound and starving inside the Friary of Folloni near Montella in Italy. Legend says that Saint Francis of Assisi, who was in France at the time, sent the sack of bread to the monks, delivered by the hands...
by Chloe Langr
If you love a well-crafted beer, you need to thank a monk. There is a long, historical connection between monasteries and finely crafted beer. Starting all the way back in the sixth century, Benedict of Nursa created a formula for monastic life that we know today...
by Chloe Langr
PRAGUE – The Thirty Year’s War was one of the longest and most destructive religious wars fought in Europe’s history. Spanning between 1618 and 1648, the fighting between various Protestant and Catholic states resulted in the deaths of over 8 million...
by Chloe Langr
Once called “the most hidden of the saints,” Saint Joseph led a humble life in Nazareth as the foster father of Jesus. Yet despite his quiet life, the Church named Saint Joseph the patron saint of the Universal Church. In a recently published book, The...
by Chloe Langr
VATICAN CITY – After an incredibly grueling 18 month long imprisonment, Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been released. The Salesian missionary was captured by the Islamic State terrorists in Yemen in 2016, during a vicious attack on the Missionaries of Charity. The...
