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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 🇵🇹.
Beware of scams!
There is a person impersonating a member of our Order and asking for money. This person is not a member of the Order. Please do not give...
Jan 41 min read
Solemn profession at Cîteaux
On 1st January 2025, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Brother Lucien Kaouza made solemn profession at the monastery of Cîteaux (France)....
Jan 41 min read
Election at Hinojo
On 1st January 2025, at the end of her fifth abbatial mandate, Mother María Marcenaro was re-elected Abbess of the Hinojo monastery...
Jan 41 min read
Solemn profession at Macau
On December 9, 2024, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sister Wilma Chan Wai Man made solemn profession...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Solemn profession at Valserena
On December 8, 2024, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sister Giulia Maria Muth made solemn profession...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
News of Fons Pacis (Syria)
Second letter: https://ocso.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Letter-From-Fons-Pacis-Syria-2-EN.pdf First letter:...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
New Superior at Azul
On 8 September 2024, Dom Santiago Maria Rios completed his six-year mandate as abbot of Azul (diocese of Azul, Argentina). On 13...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Monastic Commissary at New Melleray
On 23 November 2024, at the request of Mother Rebecca Stramoski, abbess of O.L. Mississippi, who currently holds the authority of Father...
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Solemn profession at Mokoto
On November 10, 2024, Brother Pierre Habimana Semasuka made solemn profession at the monastery of Mokoto (Dem. Rep. of Congo). Brother...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
New Superior at Kokoubou
On 24 October 2024, Dom Clément Sobakin, titular prior of Kokoubou (archdiocese of Parakou, Benin) since 2020, on the recommendation of...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
Chimay, N.-D. de la Paix
On 4 October 2024, at the request of Dom Damien Debaisieux, abbot of Scourmont and Father Immediate of Chimay, the Abbot General and his...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
Mount Melleray, Roscrea, Mellifont: Our Lady of Silence
The communities of Mount Melleray Abbey (diocese of Waterford and Lismore), Mt. St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea (diocese of Killaloe), and...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
Flooding at Benaguacil Abbey (Spain)
News from the Trappist nuns after the floods in the Valencia region (Spain) : We are fine. The electricity was repaired yesterday. The...
Nov 2, 20241 min read
Solemn profession at Gedono
On 1st November 2024, Solemnity of All Saints, Sister Maria Pia Julieta Karundeng made solemn profession at the monastery of Gedono...
Nov 2, 20241 min read
New abbot at Phare Abbey
On 28 October 2024, the community of Phase (Diocese of Sapporo, Japan) elected Dom Franciscus Yoshimoto Kunihiko as Abbot for a six-years...
Oct 28, 20241 min read
New superior at Mvanda
On 22 October 2024, Dom Vedaste Vitchomo, abbot of Mokoto and delegated Father Immediate of Mvanda, appointed Sister Barbara Cacherano...
Oct 25, 20241 min read
The General Chapter Newsletter 2025
https://ocso.org/2024/10/14/the-general-chapter-newsletter-2025/ ocso.org
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Solemn Profession at Novo Mundo
On October 12, 2024, Solemnity of Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, Brother Tobias Dias Ferraz made solemn...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Liturgical meeting
From 23 to 27 September 2024, the OCSO Liturgical Commission and the OCist Liturgical Secretariat met in the Italian monastery of...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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