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Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent are step closer to being able to stay'

Three nuns are closer to staying at their convent after escaping a care home, with Vatican support pending.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

No fairytale ending for the rebel nuns of Belorado: Spanish sisters quit the fight and leave their convent

Rebel Poor Clare nuns in Spain will voluntarily surrender their monastery keys on March 12 rather than face a public eviction, ending their two-year occupation following their 2014 split from the Roman Catholic Church.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Giotto and Saint Francis Featured in Major Medieval Art Exhibition in Italy - Medievalists.net

Italy's 2026 exhibition celebrates Saint Francis's 800th death anniversary by showcasing Giotto's revolutionary artistic innovations and their impact on medieval sacred art across Umbria.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton goes on public display for first time

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeletal remains will be publicly displayed in Assisi in a nitrogen-sealed plexiglass case from Sunday until 22 March, attracting many visitors.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Italy: Remains of St. Francis displayed in Assisi

For the first time in nearly eight centuries, the general public was able to see the remains of one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints. The patron saint of Italy's remains have been resting in a stone sarcophagus for centuries. On Saturday, the coffin was ceremoniously transferred from the crypt to the lower church of the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi. The display will last one month and end on March 22.
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Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

St. Francis's body will be publicly displayed at the Basilica of San Francesco in February 2026 for his 800th death anniversary, drawing millions to Assisi.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A binge and a prayer: Italian monks told to avoid Netflix and social media

Monks at the Camaldoli hermitage should avoid social media and streaming, preserving their rooms for prayer, sacred reading, and contemplative life.
Philosophy
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Pope warns flock to raise their faces, protect their voices

Catholics must develop critical thinking to resist harmful AI, avoid attachments to chatbots, protect faces/voices from misuse, and urge ethical AI development over profit.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

Retreating to a Connecticut Convent With the 'Order of Hospitality'

On Sunday, the first snowfall of December covers the Convent of St. Birgitta in a blanket of pure white. "The world is cloaked in beauty today," Father David Blanchfield says as he begins delivering morning mass to a dozen or so churchgoers bundled up in puffy parkas and thick scarves. Sitting inside feels spiritually counterproductive. Snow, to me, has always felt holy. The purity of it, delivered straight from the heavens. The way it elongates shadows and sparkles in the sun.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime

The monks are part of a 2,300-mile pilgrimage for peace from a Buddhist temple in Fort Worth, Texas, across nine states to Washington DC. Dressed in vibrant orange robes, they have walked about 20 miles daily, eating one meal a day and practicing loving-kindness a form of mindfulness that can be thought of as a form of non-violent resistance. Their journey is a slow-moving meditation meant to embody peace, rather than argue for it.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why We're Obsessed With the Monks Walking Across America

Twelve Buddhist monks walking across the United States are drawing millions online and thousands in person, inspiring peace, gratitude, and a shared sense of human connection.
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