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

And now we turn from New York to Austria for Part 2 of our report on three octogenarian nuns. They recently broke into their former convent after running away from a nursing home. In yesterday's ...

A devastating fire engulfed the historic Bernaga Monastery near Milan, Italy, on Saturday evening, local media and officials reported. Newsweek reached out to Italy’s national fire brigade for comment ...

The fire started at Bernaga Monastry in Italy on Saturday, Oct. 11 Vigili del Fuoco/Facebook More than 20 nuns had to be evacuated as fire raged through their monastery in Italy The fire broke out on ...

Three octogenarian nuns have defied their diocese, run away from their nursing home and returned to their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, which they are now occupying. On September 4, Sister ...

A university choir has revived music found hiding in plain sight in a book once used by monks at southern England's Buckland ...

On a crisp morning at Dechen Phodrang Monastic School in Taba, Thimphu, a new sound echoed through the premise: the crack of cricket bats meeting balls. For the first time in Bhutan’s history, monks ...

The Catholic Church’s effort to win young followers relies in part on influencers, D.J.s and two Brazilian nuns with plenty of rhythm. By Jack Nicas Visuals by Victor Moriyama Jack Nicas and Victor ...

Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, two Brazilian Catholic nuns, have gone viral after an impromptu beatboxing and dance performance on religious TV. Viewers were surprised and delighted by ...

Sister Marisa de Paula launched into a dance as Sister Marizele Cassiano laid down a beat on a Catholic television program Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members ...