Over the centuries, a magnificent monastic complex was built around the Sacred Cave where St. Benedict developed his ...

Nestled in a rocky depression above the turquoise waters of the Aliakmonas River in northwest Greece lies a remarkable ...

Over the years, the Monastery of the Holy Savior has undergone restorations and expansions to preserve its role as a living ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is Kentucky's only national park, but it isn't the state's only cave open to the public.

Egypt says the sovereignty of a famous monastery is assured. Egypt’s foreign minister on Wednesday told his Greek counterpart that the spiritual and religious value of the Saint Catherine Monastery ...

The relevance of the proposed work lies in the fact that the powerful collection of building materials has been assembled in ...

Archaeologists Were Exploring a Cave—and Found 100 Prehistoric Structures Experts believe the modified stalagmites are evidence of a planned occupation of the caves by ancient societies.

The Brazilian archaeologist who discovered hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil has died.

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ...

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land.

Priest-monk Father Meletios lives at the monastery, hosting guests and tending to chores in his life dedicated to the Greek Orthodox faith. Warwick Smith / Stuff With overseas travel off the cards ...