Monk

Skeleton found in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may have belonged to medieval monk

The sarcophagus’ decoration made researchers draw pause. Sculpted onto its lid was a Latin cross, dating to approximately the 10th or 11th century. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Mysterious skeleton found in Westminster Abbery in the 19th century.
A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

Rabbi Yossi Gabai told The Post that the center, which opened two weeks ago, has been targeted by individuals protesting its presence. 

|ByALEX CARSON, JONAH DAVIDOV
A Buddhist monk walks across a road while collecting alms in Bangkok early on April 28, 2026.

Eight monks killed in Thailand after eleven year old boy crashes pickup truck

The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.

|ByREUTERS
Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island, Wales, UK, May, 14 2018.

Review reveals decades of child abuse by monk on Caldey Island

Victims were met with 'denial, suspicion, and a pervasive assumption that they were lying,' review states.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Christian monk, Jewish convert, Israeli: One man's journey to Judaism

William Karon’s spiritual path to Judaism was generations in the making.

OCTOBER 18, 2024BySARAH BEN-NUN
WILLIAM (second right) at his ‘huppah,’ with his wife at their wedding.

Thousands, some in a trance, pay homage to a sacred Thai tattoo master

Many attend the ritual hoping it will help recharge the holiness of their tattoos and boost their luck.

MARCH 23, 2024ByREUTERS
A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery

Follow your gut: The connection between digestive processes and meditation - study

Meditation can do far more than just help you change your mood; it can help your gut health reach where it needs to be.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a lecture at Sera monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China November 19, 2015

Meet the monk who found heredity in a pea

Johann Mendel was born in 1822, in a small village in the Austrian Empire, to a family of limited means.

JULY 27, 2022ByYAEL EHRLICH/DAVIDSON INSTITUTE
His groundbreaking work was properly recognized only long after his death. Gregor Mendel

Egypt executes monk for murder of bishop at monastery

Egyptian monks Wael Saad and Ramon Rasmi Mansour, were convicted of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, 64.

MAY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
St. Catherine Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt