Monastery of Anthony the Great gets face lift thanks to the Egyptian government. CAIRO, Feb. 10, 2010 — -- Near Egypt's Red Sea coast, nestled at the foot of Al Qalzam Mountain and dotted by palm ...

KENNEBUNK -- “We are grateful for the Franciscans who maintain this monastery,” said Bishop Robert P. Deeley to the assembly gathered in Kennebunk on Sunday, October 1. “Its presence is a reminder to ...

CAIRO -- Egypt has announced plans to renovate one of the world's oldest Christian monasteries. Government antiquities chief Gaballah Ali Gaballah signed a $4.26 million contract to repair stonework ...

In a cave high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the world some 17 centuries ago. At the foot of the mountain, ...