MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (Reuters) - The Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Greece with marks of war - one with a head scar, another with both legs amputated above the knee, some with invisible mental wounds ...

The monasteries of Meteora in Thessaly are perched atop mighty rock formations; the backdrop starred as a location in Game of Thrones - Paul Williams /Alamy After a lengthy drive along traffic-jammed ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. A magnitude ...

ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters Life!) - Monks at six medieval monasteries have joined the 21st century with the installation of broadband Internet access on the remote Mount Athos peninsula. The all-male ...

Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit, women are banned.

For nearly 20 years, St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery has sat just off the highway near Goldendale. Enclosed in woods, the complex is home to 22 nuns and novices who have devoted ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. A magnitude 5.3 ...