Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has been referred to as the “Monk of Bavaria.” Yes, he was from Bavaria — a southern German state — and a proud Bavarian. Benedict XVI’s love for monasticism and monastics ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, left behind an extensive body of work examining and diagnosing ills in the Catholic Church. A theological and spiritual giant to many, Benedict's ...

People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million.

The Sisters of St. Benedict will be holding a Laudato Si’ Rosary in honor of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ – Care of our Common Home. On Wednesday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m., the Laudato Si’ Rosary ...

CROOKSTON--There are new walls on the grounds of the nearly century-old Mount St. Benedict Monastery, but the tradition they hold remains strong. For the first time in at least a decade, the sisters ...

Church leaders and heads of nations in Asia have paid tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and hailed him for his work for non-violence, peace, and harmony. The former pope died of age-related ...

Several weeks ago, at our parish library, my 5-year-old son picked up a book on St. Benedict and his twin sister, St. Scholastica. That afternoon, we curled up on the couch to read it, my younger son ...