SPENCER (AP) -- For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight monasteries -- ...

Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman offers a personal glimpse into the colorful world of monastic wine, journeying through monasteries in Italy, France and Spain as windows into Europe’s spiritual ...

For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight monasteries — six in Belgium and ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith, libraries ...