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Welcome to the new AIM website - The InterMonastery Alliance.
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The First Synod of Nuns of the Annunciation Congregation
From 1 to 8 June, the abbesses of five communities: Maredret (Belgium), Sovu (Rwanda), Zhytomyr (Ukraine) and Saint Lucia (online), as...
Jun 261 min read
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 242 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 111 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 61 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 41 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 41 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 301 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 302 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 72 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 211 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 111 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 111 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 11 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 271 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
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 101 min read
Reflections from the Abbot Primate
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I am writing to you from Korea where my own Congregation is holding a general chapter at the abbey of...
Jan 273 min read
New abbot at Kremsmünster Abbey
On 25 January 2025, the community of the Benedictine Abbey of Kremsmünster elected a new abbot. Abbot Bernhard Eckerstorfer succeeds...
Jan 272 min read
Benedictine news
During an extraordinary General Chapter in Waegwan, Korea, the Congregation of St. Ottilien elected a new abbot president on 18 January....
Jan 272 min read
New Abbot President of St Ottilien Congregation
The General Chapter of the Congregation of Sankt Ottilien, meeting at Waegwan Abbey (South Korea), has elected Father Javier Aparacio...
Jan 181 min read
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