Contemporary newspaper articles and advertisements described the Tennesseans as “slave cabin singers” who performed “old ...

Dominican nuns provide a witness to the value of stillness and quiet contemplation. The Dominican nun reads a book on the grounds of the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace in North Guilford, Connecticut. ...

When three octogenarian nuns fled their nursing home and broke back into their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, they became overnight stars. Almost every major news outlet covered them. They ...

Thimphu [Bhutan], November 17 (ANI): Bhutan has begun its second Bhikkhuni, or Gelongma, ordination ceremony, marking another major moment for Buddhist nuns across the Himalayan region who have waited ...

India has extended the exposition of the sacred relics of Lord Buddha in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, by a week at the request of the Himalayan country’s royal government. The casket containing the ...

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are ...

An attempt at an amicable solution in the conflict over Goldenstein Monastery in Austria has failed: The three elderly Augustinian nuns have rejected a compromise offer from their religious superior, ...

Centuries ago, full ordination of nuns in the Mahayana tradition had faded into silence. But on the morning of November 20, the silence broke in the cool air of Tshalumaphey in Thimphu. Rows of newly ...

Namgung Seonbong, 86 years old, a senior clergy member of Won Buddhism, passed away on the 20th at Jeonghwa Yeojawon Senior Nuns' Monastery in Iksan, Jeonbuk Province. Born in 1939 in Yeonggwang, ...

This wonderful production, directed by Curve’s own Nikolai Foster, is the perfect choice for Christmas. The dramatic set design for this musical, by Michael Taylor, is a visual masterpiece. The ...

One of the best things about the Thanksgiving holiday — in addition to the copious amounts of food present — is that it’s the perfect day to spend time with loved ones doing absolutely nothing but ...