Hundreds of people have gathered at a Leicestershire abbey to honour a priest who could become Britain's first black saint. Father Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi was born in 1903 in Nigeria and spent the ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to exchange your lifestyle and become a monk? It's a radical move by anybody's standards. One Cistercian monastery in Leicestershire is finding no shortage ...

The label of "Trappist" is among the most exclusive designations of beer worldwide, with only 11 breweries around the globe qualifying for the title. But that number is about to become 12, with the ...

Tynt Meadow English Trappist Ale will be released on July 9. (Credit: Mount Saint Bernard Abbey.) Listen COALVILLE, United Kingdom – For the monks of Mount Saint Bernard abbey, St. Patrick’s Day had a ...

Father Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, a Nigerian-born Catholic priest, is poised to become Britain’s first Black saint. Tansi, who was born in September 1903 in Aguleri, Nigeria, grew up during a time ...

The first sign that something was amiss to the masonry worker doing repairs on the ancient Mount St. Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire, England, on Monday were the two femur bones bound with rusting ...

Nigerian Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi in an undated photo with a brother Cistercian at Mount St Bernard Abbey in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. (Credit: Mount St Bernard Abbey.) Listen ...

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