Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...

Down a mossy tree-lined driveway in rural Hawke's Bay, the six monks of the Kopua Monastery start their day at 4am with prayer. Photo / Alexa Cook Nestled in farmland near Takapau in Central Hawke’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.

From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 centuries of ritual and craftsmanship. The Tatev Monastery is just one of five ...

Thirteen miles down an unmarked dirt road quietly sits the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, along the Chama River in Northern New Mexico. The monastery is home to 15 monks, some livestock, and a ...

Colorado’s most expensive real estate listing has been purchased by the CEO of Colorado’s most valuable public company. Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, a leading software and ...

For nearly seventy years, St. Benedict’s Monastery has been home to a community of Trappist monks. They designed and constructed the brick complex outside Aspen themselves in the 1950s, creating a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s most expensive real estate listing has been purchased by the CEO of Colorado’s most valuable public company. Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of ...

The end of an era has finally come, as Old Snowmass’ St. Benedict’s Monastery, owned since 1956 by Trappist monks, sold. The $120 million sale was recorded Monday in a Special Warranty Deed through ...

Alex Karp has set a record with a nine-figure home purchase outside Aspen. The Palantir CEO spent $120 million for a ranch in Snowmass that once housed a monastery, the Wall Street Journal reported, ...

The monks who laid the first bricks of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass built their chapel and cloisters in the 1950s to stand through centuries of Catholic worship and prayer. The ones who ...

Matthew McConaughey almost took a different path in life. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday, Dec. 10, the 56-year-old actor shared he once had aspirations of being a monk. "That ...