PROMOTE COOPERATION AND SOLIDARITY
BETWEEN THE MONASTERIES

of the Benedictine family throughout the world

Welcome to Alliance InterMonastères

We work for the growth and development of monastic life today

around the world

The Alliance for International Monasticism (AIM) is an Association of monasteries promoting cooperation, solidarity and mutual aid between communities. AIM contributes to the human, cultural and spiritual training of communities, encourages and supports exchanges between communities and supports the financing of projects presented by the communities.

MONASTIC LIFE

Monastic formation

Regional monastic associations

Reference texts:

The Mirror of Monastic Life

the monastic Dream...

COMMUNITIES

History of the Benedictine Confederation

History of the International Communion of Benedictines

Contact details of monasteries by continent and country.

OUR PROJECTS

Each semester, projects are presented here which are sent to AIM in order to support them.

These projects concern:

Formation at all levels,

constructions,

aid for new foundations,

lucrative activities and development works (health, education, agriculture.)

Tribute to Pope Francis

In the 13 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis has left his mark on the life of the Church through his simplicity, his commitment to migrants, peace and the environment.
I would like to highlight five aspects of his pontificate.
Firstly, the freshness of his homilies, as he gave them during the Eucharist in Santa Marta, and the importance of this pastoral exercise of making people love the word of God.
Then there was his political action and his interventions in the environmental cause, strongly linked to social issues, his concern for dialogue with other religions and his unceasing fight for peace.
I had the joy of meeting him in the context of his Global Education Pact and his concern to educate young people for peace, the protection of nature, the fight against abuse and concern for the poorest.
We recently experienced the synod on synodality. Of course, for us monks and nuns, this concept is lived from within, in community; but for a large part of the Church there is a journey of listening and sharing that must continue.
Finally, I would like to conclude by recalling the Holy Year of Mercy. It was a beautiful moment in his pontificate: that of highlighting this merciful reality of the Church, a reflection of God's loving heart towards each and every person, a reflection of the spiritual life of Pope Francis.

Dom Bernard Lorent Tayart, o.s.b.