While excavating a castle in Spain, archaeologists found a surprise: a woman buried alongside more than 20 medieval monks. And like the men, she was likely a warrior who died in battle, a new study suggests. “We should picture her as a warrior of about forty years of age, just under five feet tall, neither […]
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Rare twin elephants in Thailand receive monks’ blessings
Buddhist monks in Thailand have blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. Their mother, Chamchuri, gave birth to the two on the night of June 7 at a camp in Thailand’s ancient capital Ayutthaya, a popular tourist destination 80 km […]
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China’s Shaolin monks are known for their incredible acrobatics. This photographer captured them in action
Editor’s Note: In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near […]
Couple accused of stealing from monks at Belmont Abbey College
A woman and man were caught on video doing what some would call unthinkable: Stealing from monks at Belmont Abbey College. Channel 9′s Ken Lemon visited the campus to speak with students who are calling for the suspects to repent and turn themselves in. Those familiar with the college say the monks have lived in […]
3 Egyptian Coptic church monks killed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three monks belonging to Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church were killed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa on Tuesday, the church said. They were killed at the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery. The Coptic Orthodox Church, which is based in Egypt, named […]
Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in South Africa monastery
Three Egyptian Coptic monk have been “brutally killed” inside a monastery in South Africa, the Church has said. Father Takla Moussa, Father Minah ava Marcus and Father Youstos ava Marcus were murdered early on Tuesday, the South African Archdiocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement. An Egyptian member of the Church has […]
Buddhist monks in Brooklyn robbed at gunpoint after thieves break into temple
A trio of armed men forced their way into a Buddhist temple in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon and made off with handfuls of cash. Investigators on the scene after a robbery at a Brooklyn Buddhist temple. The armed robbery took place at Watt Samakki-Dhammikaram at 26 Rugby Road in Flatbush around 2:30 p.m. The robbers were […]
Monks robbed at gunpoint at Buddhist temple in Brooklyn
A trio of robbers targeted monks at gunpoint at a Buddhist temple in Brooklyn on Sunday, police and sources said. The heartless crooks broke in through the back door of Watt Samakki Buddhist Temple on Rugby Road near Caton Ave. in Flatbush just after 2:25 p.m., cops said. Once inside, one of them pulled a […]
Murfreesboro Buddhist temple reports burglary after monk’s living quarters ‘ransacked’
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Members of the Wat Amphawan Temple of America feel targeted after a group of six people allegedly entered the monk living quarters in Murfreesboro Saturday, ransacking several rooms. Temple members said the incident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, when security footage showed what appeared to be six […]