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Welcome to the new AIM website - The InterMonastery Alliance.
✅ The site is available in French 🇫🇷, German 🇩🇪, English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸 and Italian 🇮🇹.
🕐 The site will soon be available in Portuguese 🇵🇹.
Election of the Abbot President for the Brazilian Congregation
On June 17, 2025, Dom Bento Gonçalves de Oliveira , OCist, Abbot of Nossa Senhora da Santa Cruz, in Itaporanga, was elected Abbot...
3 days ago1 min read
New abbot at Chau Son Nho Quan
On May 15, the Chau Son Nho Quan community of the Congregation of the Holy Family in Vietnam elected Fr. Dominic Tran Tien Thieu as their...
Jun 21 min read
Communication on the situation at San Giacomo di Veglia
Communication concerning the Pontifical Commissariation of the Monastery of Saints Gervasius and Protasius in San Giacomo di Veglia,...
May 32 min read
Commissariat of San Giacomo di Veglia
At the end of an Apostolic Visitation, the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life issued on 7 April...
Apr 291 min read
Course for Superiors
International College "San Bernardo in Roma" of the Cistercian Order From 23 September (arrival on 22nd) to 27 September (departure after...
Apr 71 min read
Solemn profession at Cortona
Solemn profession of Sr. Gina Marucci at the monastery of SS. Trinità (Italy) On the Solemnity of the Annunciation (25 March 2025), we...
Apr 71 min read
New Abbess President of the Congregation of Castille
On 28 March, during the celebration of the 9th Ordinary Chapter of the Congregation of Castile, Mother Eugenia Pablo was elected Abbess...
Apr 21 min read
New Abbess at La Maigrauge
Following the resignation of Mother Marianne Zürcher (elected Abbess on 13 June 2011), on Tuesday 25 March 2025, in the presence of Dom...
Apr 21 min read
Scam attempt via fake emails
We inform you of a new scam attempt of fake mails sent by with the address: lluctorcalocist@gmail.com. If someone receives an email from...
Mar 181 min read
Incorporation of Selingenthal
The monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Seligenthal has been incorporated by the Holy See into the Congregation of Saint Gertrude the...
Mar 111 min read
A Scam attempt
We inform you of a new scam attempt of fake mails sent by with the address: nuntius.apostolica@gmail.com. If someone receives an email...
Mar 101 min read
Solemn profession at Rougemont
The community of Rougemont (Canada) is happy to announce the solemn profession of Brother Martin de Porrès , which took place on February...
Feb 281 min read
Solemn profession in Asmara
On February 9, 2025, in Asmara (Eritrea), Br. Abraham Habtemariam made his solemn profession in the presence of the Abbot Negusse...
Feb 271 min read
New abbess at Frauenthal
On February 12, 2025 the community of Frauenthal (Switzerland) elected Sr. Bede Berg as their new abbess. Let us thank God for this...
Feb 171 min read
Prioress Administrator at Marienthal
On February 8, 2025, Father Prior Bruno, President of the Congregation of St. Gertrude, named Mother Petra Articus administrator of the...
Feb 171 min read
New Leadership for MFP
The appointment of two new coordinators for the Monastic Formators’ Program was announced 11 February by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder...
Feb 122 min read
Scam attempt via fake emails
We inform you of a new scam attempt via false emails: mrapttil@gmail.com. If someone receives an email from this address, they should not...
Jan 132 min read
OCist Formation
At the beginning of a new year, we would like to inform you of some important dates in the life of our Order: 1) The online training...
Jan 101 min read
Letter of the Abbot General for Christmas
https://www.ocist.org/ocist/images/pdf/ENChristmas2024.pdf ocist.org
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Scam attempt via fake emails
We are advised of a new scam attempt via false emails sent by the alleged prioress Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger OSB. If someone receives...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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