The Key of St. Benedict is seen as a powerful symbol of protection and guidance, acting like a shield against evil if you believe in its power.

Eventually he organised these followers into small communities, bound together by a common rule of life. The Rule of St Benedict is essentially a simple and practical guide for daily living: a balance ...

St. Joseph's Abbey is a monastic community of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, commonly known as Trappists. We are a contemplative order, following the Rule of St. Benedict. The comm ...

The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the black habit of the Order of St Benedict, who had originally established the Benedictine rules for the monks of his own abbey at Monte Cassino in Italy about ...

In his "Rule," St. Benedict remarks that a monastery is never without guests. Though he wrote this line 1,500 years ago, the monastery remains alluring even for modern visitors. The monks leave the ...

The Chapter House in the East Cloister was a meeting place where the monks gathered with the abbot to ‘hold chapter’: to pray, read from the rule of St Benedict, discuss the day’s business and when ...

Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in 600 years in 2013, citing ailing health. His body will be displayed for three days in an open casket at St Peter's Basilica, with people allowed to ...

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) has ruled that its 2024 top scorer Derrell “Zum Zum” Garcia was not a bona fide student of St Benedict’s College when he played four matches ...