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USG - Union of Major Superiors

The 104th Assembly of Major Superiors was held in Rome from 26 to 28 November 2025. The theme of the assembly was: ‘Connected Faith: Living Prayer in the Digital Age’. All documents are available on the USG website: https://www.usgroma.org/en/

Specials

2d1 min read

Death of Father Martin Neyt

Father Martin Neyt, a monk at Clerlande Monastery (Congregation of the Annunciation, Belgium), passed away during the night of 25 November 2025. Monk since 1963, he was president of AIM from 1997 to 2013. Father Martin was appointed president of the AIM in 1997, at a time when the new Abbot Primate, Marcel Rooney, was restructuring the AIM to better adapt it to the international service that this organisation is called upon to provide. His secretary general was Father Jacques

Specials

Nov 253 min read

The AIM Assembly

The members of the AIM met at Maredsous Abbey (Belgium) from 12 to 15 November 2025. Those present were: Dom Bernard Lorent Tayart, OSB, President of the AIM; Dom Charbel Pazat de Lys, OSB, Secretary General of the AIM; Dom Jeremias Schröder, OSB, Abbot Primate (via video link); Dom Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, OCist, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order; Dom Bernardus Peeters, OCSO, Abbot General of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance; Dom Ignasi Fossas, OSB, Abbot

Specials

Nov 242 min read

Bulletin of AIM 129

New Bulletin of AIM, no. 129: Communities in Areas of Conflict. https://www.aimintl.org/en/communication/report/129 Contents Editorial Dom Bernard Lorent Tayart, OSB, President of AIM Meditations • Peace in the Rule of St Benedict The Editorial Team • “Peace I leave you, my peace I give you.” (Jn 14, 27) Dom Maksymilian R. Nawara, OSB • The mosaic in the apse of the basilica of St Clement in Rome Fr. Alex Echeandía, OSB Opening on the world • Map showing conflicts i

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Nov 42 min read

Email scam

Attention: An email is in circulation, purporting to come from a bishop in Ireland; it names the Abbot General and members of his Council and seeks money for sisters in Tanzania. This is a scam; please do not respond to it. ocso.org

OCSO

Oct 171 min read

Change of email addresses

The following email addresses for contacting AIM are no longer active: aim.vanveswanadoo.fr aimfrmailo.com Please contact AIM using the...

Specials

Jul 281 min read

AIM Bulletin 128

New Bulletin of AIM, no. 128: Law and Life. https://www.aimintl.org/en/communication/report/128 Contents Editorial Dom Bernard Lorent...

Specials

Jul 271 min read

Reliquary of Saint Boniface

Authorities from Italy’s cultural heritage protection unit have asked the Benedictine Confederation for assistance in identifying a...

OSB

Jun 51 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...

OSB

Jun 51 min read

New AIM secretary

On 22 May 2025, after consultation with Abbot Primate Dom Jeremias Schröder, the President of AIM, Dom Bernard Lorent Tayart, appointed Father Charbel Pazat de Lys as Secretary General of AIM for a five-year term. Father Charbel Pazat de Lys is a monk at the Abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux in France.

Specials

May 281 min read