Combining ora et labora, prayer and work, the Benedictines cultivate silence ... The town’s fame has much to do with its being the birthplace of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism.

Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the Vatican to pray for him ... Speaking of Benedict as a "saint" and a man of high spiritual life, he ...

Pope Francis warned on Wednesday that his 95-year-old predecessor was very ill and appealed to everyone to pray for him. The Vatican said ... Benedict's ill health, people queue to enter St ...

In March Mr Bradshaw will undertake a 24-hour prayer vigil. He hopes to inspire people to support the family’s work in Zimbabwe and has set up a JustGiving page. “At 6pm on Wednesday March 12 at St ...