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NEXUS Bulletin - June 2025
Find all the news and articles from June on the Benedictine Confederation website: https://osb.org/casa/nexus-bulletin/ Dear Confreres,...
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Reliquary of Saint Boniface
Authorities from Italy’s cultural heritage protection unit have asked the Benedictine Confederation for assistance in identifying a...
5 days ago1 min read
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Burkina Faso
This article was a response to a request from Abbot Primate Jeremias, who wrote, “I wanted to do a brief tour of the war-torn areas where...
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400 Years of Austrian Congregation
On 30 May 2025, the Austrian Benedictine Congregation commenced its 400th anniversary celebrations with a pilgrimage to Mariazell...
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Election for the Sylvestrine Congregation
We are delighted to announce the election of Most Reverend Father Shamindra Jayawardena as the new Abbot General of the Sylvestrine...
Jun 41 min read
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Fu Jen University’s Centenary
Saint Vincent Archabbey commemorated the 100th anniversary of Fu Jen University’s founding with a series of events on 4 April 2025 in...
May 312 min read
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Saint-Willibrord abbey
In the context of the extraordinary canonical visitation to the monasteries of the Flemish-Dutch Province, Fr. Abbot President Ignasi M....
May 311 min read
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Perpetual professions at the priory in Windhoek
On Saturday 17 May 2025, Sister Mary Placid Joseph and Sister Maurice Mary Kamari will make their perpetual profession at the priory in...
Apr 301 min read
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News from the Benedictine Confederation
On 9 April, Abbot Szymon Hiżycki of the Abbey of Tyniec (Congregation of the Annuntiation) resigned. Fr Bernard Alter, emeritus abbot of...
Apr 302 min read
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Fortaleza Monastery Joins the Benedictine Congregation of Brazil
The Monastery of São Bento in Fortaleza is now officially part of the Benedictine Congregation of Brazil. Founded by Dom Beda Pereira de...
Apr 72 min read
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New prioress at Brou
On Tuesday 11 March 2025, Sister Marie-Christine Messin succeeded Sister Anne-Sophie Robitaillie as Prioress of the community of...
Mar 211 min read
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New prioress at Sarevbrod
On 26 February 2025, the new superior of the community of Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing in Sarevbrod (Bulgaria), Sister...
Mar 111 min read
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The annual workshop of North and Central American superiors
The annual North and Central American Abbots’ Workshop took place at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana from 21 to 25 February 2025. The...
Mar 111 min read
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Press from Abbot President of Subiaco Congregation
On 14 November 2024, I made a fraternal visit to the Abbey of Keizersberg in the context of the canonical visitation that had been open...
Mar 33 min read
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New archabbot in Salzburg
On Saturday, 15 February 2025, the monks of Saint Peter’s Archabbey (Austria)gathered to elect a new archabbot. New elections are...
Mar 11 min read
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Re-election of the abbot of the Seitenstetten abbey
On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, the community of Seitenstetten Abbey (Austria), chaired by Abbot President Johannes Perkmann, re-elected...
Feb 271 min read
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New abbot at En-Calcat
On Friday 7 February 2025, the Benedictine monks of En-Calcat (France) elected Father Maximilien Pietrzak abbot of the community....
Feb 251 min read
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Pope Francis Honors Dom Guéranger
In a message dated 2 January 2025, and published on 30 January, Pope Francis commemorated the 150th anniversary of the death of Dom...
Feb 101 min read
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Reflections from the Abbot Primate
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I am writing to you from Korea where my own Congregation is holding a general chapter at the abbey of...
Jan 273 min read
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New abbot at Kremsmünster Abbey
On 25 January 2025, the community of the Benedictine Abbey of Kremsmünster elected a new abbot. Abbot Bernhard Eckerstorfer succeeds...
Jan 272 min read
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