A binge and a prayer: Italian monks told to avoid Netflix and social media

Prior of hermitage says digital technologies are designed to be addictive and present ‘challenge for monastic life’ ...
Metro US

In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition

GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) – (This November 30 story corrects in second paragraph to make clear order not founded by St. Basil and in eleventh paragraph, Italo-Greek rite, not Italo-Albanian) In ...
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In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a 1,600-year-old dying tradition

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten monks in Grottaferratta, Italy’s ancient monastery are striving to keep alive a1,600-year-old spiritual tradition. Joe Burrow ...
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These Monks Have A Calling: Making Fresh Italian Cheese — In India

Cheese is gaining popularity in this South Asian country, but it is mostly imported and expensive. An Indian-based monastery with Italian roots is... In a monastery tucked away in a quiet back lane of ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Italian Monk Credited with Saving 5,000 Jews from Nazi Hands

A rural Franciscan monk in Italy was credited today with saving the lives of 5,000 Jews in Italy during World War II. The previously untold story of Padre Rufino Niccacci and his underground escape ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition

GROTTAFERRATA, Italy — In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tradition against ...