The next General Assembly of the Service aux Oblatures Bénédictines en France (Benedictine Oblates Service in France Meeting - SOB) will take place from 16 to 18 October at the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. The members of the Council will meet on 14 and 15 October at the same abbey for a time of retreat and preparation. It is an opportunity to savour these beautiful and inspiring surroundings. The President of the AIM, Father Abbot Bernard Lorent Tayart, has been invited t

Dear Oblates, Dear brothers and sisters in the Benedictine family, Warm greetings from Rome! For us monks, the last few decades have been outwardly quite stable. Among the Benedictine nuns, however, there have been significant developments, and we expect further steps toward consolidation in the near future. The oblate movement also has developed considerably. Impressive oblate communities have emerged in Asia and Africa, and five World Congresses since 2005 have fostered an