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Welcome to the new AIM website - The InterMonastery Alliance.
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New Abbot at Mariastein
The Benedictine monks of Mariastein Abbey have elected Father Ludwig Rudolf Ziegerer OSB as their new abbot. The election, held on 18...
Jun 23, 20252 min read
New Abbot at St. Lambrecht Abbey
The community of Saint Lambrecht Abbey in Austria has elected Alfred Eichmann OSB as its new abbot. His 12-year term will begin on 10...
Jun 10, 20251 min read
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,...
Jun 9, 20254 min read
Reliquary of Saint Boniface
Authorities from Italy’s cultural heritage protection unit have asked the Benedictine Confederation for assistance in identifying a...
Jun 5, 20251 min read
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...
Jun 5, 20251 min read
400 Years of Austrian Congregation
On 30 May 2025, the Austrian Benedictine Congregation commenced its 400th anniversary celebrations with a pilgrimage to Mariazell...
Jun 3, 20251 min read
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 3, 20251 min read
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 30, 20252 min read
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 30, 20251 min read
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 29, 20251 min read
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 29, 20252 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 21, 20251 min read
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 11, 20251 min read
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 11, 20251 min read
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 3, 20253 min read
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 1, 20251 min read
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 27, 20251 min read
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 25, 20251 min read
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 10, 20251 min read
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