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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CULLMAN, Alabama - St. Bernard Abbey has its largest class of postulants to enter the monastery in more than 50 years. On June 24, six men entered as postulants, the first stage of monastic formation, ...

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 ...

Hundreds of people gathered at a Leicestershire abbey to honour a priest who could become Britain's first black saint. Nigerian-born Father Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi was beatified by Pope John Paul ...