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How a silkworm heist by two monks changed the economy of the Byzantine Empire

For many years, the secret of making silk was well guarded by the Chinese, and taking away the worms or even their eggs out ...

Greetings from a Syrian church, infused with a mix of sweet fruit and diverse faiths

Syria's Mar Musa monastery provides the tastiest mulberries, and its services draw from Eastern Orthodox Christian and Sufi ...
The Christian Century

Police, monks gear up for another battle on Mount Athos

Monks are preparing for a major raid on Mount Athos, the Greek mountain considered a sacred site for Eastern Orthodox Christians, after Greek police sent a letter on July 16 asking for increased ...
Hartford Courant

Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery

CAMBRIDGE, New York (AP) — After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his residence to be greeted by a different kind of choir.
The Washington Post

Monks at Kyiv monastery resist planned eviction

Crowds of visitors have packed the dozens of services at Kyiv’s Monastery of the Caves in Ukraine in recent days to receive sacraments, pray and kiss holy relics of saints in the catacombs — fearing ...
The New York Times

Ukraine says it will use legal means to remove pro-Russian monks from a revered Orthodox site.

Representatives of the monks and priests have vowed to ignore an eviction order. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Ukraine’s government says it will use legal means to evict monks and priests from an Orthodox ...
KSAT

Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook

TRIKORFO – Can a centuries-old ritual of spiritual renewal rekindle a New Year’s resolution to build healthy eating habits before it fades in the spring? For six weeks every year, millions of Orthodox ...