A monk has been killed 'with cruelty and treachery ... Tragically, a 76-year-old friar died in hospital this afternoon, while ...

Bielecki is a friar in the Capuchin Order ... but prosecutors say this monk wanted much more than that. "This case serves as a stark reminder that fraudsters can exploit even the most noble ...

Around 11.45am the monks would conduct the Chapter Mass, which is similar to the Catholic service of today. In the early evenings the friars chanted Vespers in the monastery chapel. As each psalm ...

The Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán is celebrated today as one of the greatest masters of the Spanish Golden Age. His ...

In 1327, a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, is asked to investigate the unfortunate death of a monk who has fallen or been pushed from the Abbey's parapet.

A 13th-century Franciscan friary, a family home, a school and now a luxury hotel, this historic Colchester building has had many ...