Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...

The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced—a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence in Soligny-la-Trappe, ...

The Cistercian Order has reaffirmed its commitment to its secondary school in Roscrea, Co Tipperary and will continue as patron as the monks prepare to leave the monastery and relocate to Mellifont ...

The head of the Cistercian Order in Ireland has said he knows the decision to relocate the monastic community from Co Tipperary to Co Louth will be met with "great disappointment locally".

Every year on Aug. 20, the Catholic Church honors St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th-century monk who helped to build up the Cistercian order — some of whom are known today as the Trappists. Bernard ...

Cistercian monks in Roscrea, Tipperary have decided to relocate to Mellifont Abbey in Louth, which they intend to make their “long-term home”. In a surprise development the monks at the Cistercian ...

Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe has expressed his sadness that a Cistercian order in Roscrea is to relocate from north Tipperary to an abbey in County Louth.

DALLAS – Father Roch Kereszty may seem like just another monk at Cistercian Abbey in Irving, Texas. Nothing is unusual about how he leans on his cane; nothing different about how he’ll greet you with ...

A group of monks who pray, work, and live at Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey, in Wisconsin, began an online ink and toner business in 2002 as a way to stem dwindling income for the abbey. Today, the ...