In a lengthy Facebook post, the monk said he never had sexual relations with another monk, and was “illegally kicked out from the monastery.” Nektarios noted that he and the other monks at ...

Matakustix frontman Matthias Ortner is known for his energetic shows and haunting catchy tunes. Now the Carinthian star has ...

Partners claim their “pleas for help” have been met with what one called “monastic silence”, raising questions over the health of Day’s empire. Day keeps a low profile. But he has ...

The monastic life, with its rigorous demands of celibacy, discipline, and silence, represents a space where human longing is both suppressed and intensified. Through the character of Anirvan ...

His new book traces his move into a monastery in 1991, encounters with the Dalai Lama and Leonard Cohen, and what it takes to translate silence onto the page. It’s an unusual thing to hear from ...