Each October, A Cel Obert festival takes over the public spaces in Tortosa, Catalonia, transforming the city’s overlooked corners into dreamy exhibition spaces. 2021’s big winner was ‘Gold Diggers’ by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy may have wine windows, but cloistered nuns have a sweeter surprise in Cáceres. Carrie Honaker In Cáceres, Spain, the ...

Gary Brannan, archivist, and Professor Sarah Rees Jones examine one of the archbishops' registers. University of York At the University of York in England, a project is underway to translate and ...

In the picturesque town of Morlaix in northwestern France, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery that has opened a window into medieval religious life. As researchers carefully excavated a ...

"This discovery has remained hidden for over 500 years, so we know people won't mind waiting a little longer to see it," said Sister Ann Stafford, Superior of the Bar Convent. A medieval illuminated ...

This blog post is authored by Mary Morse, author of MIP's English Birth Girdles: Devotions for Woman in "Travell of Childe." Mary Morse specializes in medieval women’s devotional and childbirth ...

MORLAIX, FRANCE—The Miami Herald reports that an excavation at the site of a 700-year-old Roman Catholic convent in northwestern France, conducted by researchers from France’s National Institute of ...

Medieval nun fakes death to escape convent and enjoy a life of carnal lust. Sounds like the basis for a juicy novel, but this really happened during the 14th century in England. Archivist and ...

Restoration workers at a 700-year-old convent in Italy found several centuries-old paintings hidden under the whitewashed walls, officials said. Google Street View ...