NEWS
of the Benedictine Confederation
and the Cistercian Family

Here we give recent news from the different Orders of the Benedictine Family

or other news related to the life of our communities

and everything that revolves around it.

Sep 251 min

Specials

New President for AIM

After eleven years as President of AIM, Dom Jean-Pierre Longeat has stepped down. We thank him warmly for his years of commitment: he...

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Sep 231 min

OCist

New abbot at Stams Abbey

On 12 September 2024, the community of Stams Abbey (Austria) elected Father Cyrill Greiter as the community's 45th abbot. Until now,...

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Sep 231 min

OCSO

Appointment of a new prior at Orval

On 21 September 2024, Dom Damien Debaisieux, abbot of Scourmont and Father Immediate of Orval, appointed Father Xavier Frisque as...

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Sep 231 min

OSB

Profession of sisters in Ndanda

On 14 September 2024, the Feast of the Glorious Cross, Sister Neema Adyuti Mkolokoti, Sister Hildegard John Shayo, Sister Victoria...

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Sep 142 min

OSB

Election of the new Abbot Primate

On 14 September 2024, Abbot Jeremias Schröder OSB, of St. Ottilien Archabbey in Eresing, Germany, was elected abbot primate of the...

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Sep 131 min

OCSO

New superior in Bricquebec

Dom Pierre-André Burton, abbot of Cîteaux and Father Immediate of Bricquebec, has appointed Father Simon-Marie Nguyen as superior ad...

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Sep 101 min

OCist

A new abbess at Mariastern

The community of Mariastern-Gwiggen elected Sr. Maria-Stella Krimmel OCist as their 8th Abbess on September 8, 2024....

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Sep 101 min

OSB

New Abbot President

During the Sept. 5 plenary session of the XXI General Chapter, Dom Ignasi M. Fossas, monk of Montserrat, has been elected as the new...

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Sep 71 min

OSB

Congress of OSB

Beginning Friday, 6 September, about 215 abbots, priors, and superiors from the worldwide Benedictine Confederation will gather for two...

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NEWS of the Benedictine Confederation and the Cistercian Family

NEWS
of the Benedictine Confederation
and the Cistercian Family