Biskupow

The Community of Biskupow (Poland), after a four-year term as Prior of Fr Marcin Gromadecki, elected on 17 December a new Prior, who became Fr Slawomir Badyna. His mandate is for eight years. http://www.annuntiatio.org/

Cesena

On Sunday 18 December 2022, Dom Mauro Maccarinelli (Melegnano, 1964), former monk of the Abbey of Praglia, was elected new abbot of Santa Maria del Monte (Cesena), where he had been prior since January 2020. https://www.benedettinisublacensicassinesi.org/

A short letter from Ukraine

There are far fewer people living in our monastery now than in the first months of the war.

News from Mokoto

The community of Mokoto (R.D. Congo) and the neighbouring population are recently affected by the bombs since hostilities have resumed between the government and the M23 rebels.

Tenshien

Mother Cecilia Aoki, Abbess of N.-D. des Anges, Tenshien (Diocese of Sapporo, Japan) since 2000, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented her resignation to the Abbot General. With the consent of his Council, the Abbot General accepted the resignation.

Mont-des-Cats

January 25, 2023: the Community of Mont des Cats (Archdiocese of Lille, France) elected as Abbot for an indefinite term Dom Bernard-Marie van Caloen.

Caldey

On January 20, 2023, Dom Daniel Van Santvoort, completed his fourth term of six years as Abbot of Caldey (Diocese of Menevia, Great Britain).

Phuoc Thien (Vietnam)

On the last day of the year, the community of Phuoc Thien celebrated solemnly and professed vows for its five nuns.

Christmas 2022

Letter of the Abbot General OCist for Christmas 2022. OCIST