The air inside the sanctuary was thick with incense. A priest in embroidered vestments chanted ancient prayers as parishioners stood shoulder to shoulder. Some bowed deeply before painted icons of ...

Visit the ancient city of Anuradhapura on a full moon day and the past feels anything but distant. Buddhist pilgrims dressed in white walk barefoot along dusty paths. Saffron-robed monks chant at dawn ...

For the hermit monks of Karoulia, the most remote area of Mount Athos, climbing dangerous rocks and prayer are a part of daily life.

Filaret led a movement in Ukraine that created a schism among Orthodox believers and, ultimately, a church independent of ...

We’re all familiar with R&B boy bands, teen dream boy bands and K-pop boy bands. But what about a medieval boy band? While taking a meditative stroll through the royal monastery of San Lorenzo de El ...

JAIPUR – Over 1200 Buddhist monks from 17 countries, including India, have gathered in Ratnagiri in Jaipur for the first Guru Padmasambhava Chanting Program, which began on January 13 and will ...

Lord, have mercy. In certain Lenten services this invocation is repeated forty times while the body bends down and rises ...

Solfeggio frequencies, or specific tones of sound believed to have powerful effects on our mood and well-being, are having a moment. Short reels playing the tones are all over Instagram, and if you ...