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Mexican bishops to put photos of dead priests in churches
By Associated Press — July 5, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The call for special celebrations throughout July came after two Jesuit priests and a tour guide were slain June 20.
Six arrested in burglary of an Arkansas Buddhist temple, in what may be a nationwide spree
By Yonat Shimron — May 5, 2021
(RNS) — A string of Buddhist temple burglaries has taken place in the last month, including in Southern California, Arizona, Oklahoma and North Carolina.
Belgian hermit on Austrian mountain awaits visitors with schnapps
By Kirsti Knolle — May 29, 2017
VIENNA (Reuters) Stan Vanuytrecht, a Catholic deacon, was one of about 70 candidates from around the world who applied for the unpaid position at one of Europe's last hermitages, a hut built into a cliff in the Austrian mountains.
California hermitage sees surge in lay people who want a monastic experience
By Kate Olson — February 21, 2017
BIG SUR, Calif. (RNS) New Camaldoli Hermitage's program for oblates — people who live in the world but are associated with religious communities — was launched in 1984 with 15 oblates. Now the number is around 700.
Hindu monk’s temple mission in India a headache for Modi
By RNS staff — July 18, 2016
(Reuters) The disputed site, now ringed with guard towers and troops, is in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, the setting of elections early next year that could make or break Modi's chances of gaining control of the upper house of parliament.
Influential Thai Buddhist monk too ill to face graft charges, say devotees
By RNS staff — May 26, 2016
BANGKOK (Reuters) A stand-off in Thailand between investigators and a powerful Buddhist sect intensified after its influential abbot failed to appear at a police station to answer graft charges because followers said he had fainted.
Umberto Eco, author of monastery thriller ‘The Name of the Rose,’ has died
By Reuters — February 20, 2016
The Italian professor wrote 20 books but was best known for his theology-laden detective story set in a 14th Century monastery.
Thai Buddhist leaders battle over politics, sex and money scandals
By Reuters — January 19, 2016
Religion is becoming a proxy war for political rivalries and sex and money scandals, leaving millions of Buddhists stuck in the middle.
Archaeologists: Monks made up legends about King Arthur’s burial site
By Trevor Grundy — November 25, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The scholars concluded that the monks needed a lot of money to rebuild their famous abbey after a disastrous fire, so they invented the story that Arthur was buried there.
Churches may be in decline, but Gregorian chant beats secular competition
By Leslie Miller — June 16, 2015
(RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD, "Benedicta," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10). Why does chant have such a secular appeal?
Video: Experience sights and sounds of sand mandala construction
By Sally Morrow — September 20, 2013
Buddhist monks work hours to create the design, only to wipe the sand away and pour it into a nearby creek.
Bhutan seeks to curb sexual diseases among Buddhist monks
By Vishal Arora — March 28, 2013
NEW DELHI (RNS) Health officials in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan are making condoms available at all monastic schools in a bid to stem the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among young monks who are supposed to be celibate.
Louisiana monks score second win in bid to sell caskets
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — March 22, 2013
(RNS) A group of woodworking Louisiana monks is celebrating after a federal appeals court ruled they can sell simple handmade caskets – and local funeral directors can’t stop them.
Monks win latest court battle in bid to sell caskets
By Richard A. Webster — October 24, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A federal appeals court smacked down the Louisiana funeral board's continued attempts to prevent a group of Catholic monks from selling their hand-crafted caskets. By Richard A. Webster.
Monks’ caskets suit heads back to court
By Ramon Antonio Vargas — June 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A group of Catholic monks who sued for the right to sell handmade caskets will head back to court this week, this time fending off an appeal from the state funeral industry after a federal judge ruled last year that the monks should be able to sell the caskets. By Ramon Antonio Vargas.
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