NEWS
of the Benedictine Confederation
and the Cistercian Family

Here we give recent news from the different Orders of the Benedictine Family

or other news related to the life of our communities

and everything that revolves around it.

Prioress Administrator at St. Mary of Vallbona (Spain)

Nov 41 min read

OCist

Prioress Administrator at St. Mary of Vallbona (Spain)

On Oct. 21, 2024, Fra Rafael Barrué Broch, Abbot of Santa María de Poblet and Abbot President of the Cistercian Congregation of the Crown...

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Oct 201 min read

OCist

Flooding at N.-D. des Neiges

Between 16 and 17 October, around 600 mm of rain fell on the abbey in 36 hours. There was extensive material damage to the site. The...

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Oct 101 min read

OCist

Liturgical meeting

From 23 to 27 September 2024, the OCSO Liturgical Commission and the OCist Liturgical Secretariat met in the Italian monastery of...

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Sep 221 min read

OCist

New abbot at Stams Abbey

On 12 September 2024, the community of Stams Abbey (Austria) elected Father Cyrill Greiter as the community's 45th abbot. Until now,...

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Sep 91 min read

OCist

A new abbess at Mariastern

The community of Mariastern-Gwiggen elected Sr. Maria-Stella Krimmel OCist as their 8th Abbess on September 8, 2024....

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Sep 51 min read

OCist

Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Austria)

On Aug 14, 2024 Frater Basilius was invested with the novice habit. On Aug 20, 2024 Fraters Anselm Lampelsdorfer, Abraham Maria Steuer...

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Sep 41 min read

OCist

Novices and Profess in Dallas Abbey

At the First Vespers of St. Bernard on August 19,2024, Our Lady of Dallas welcomed seven new novices: Jerome, Gerard, Elijah, Anselm,...

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Sep 31 min read

OCist

Polish Congregation

On August 22, 2024, on the Patronal feast of the Blessed Virgin, Mary Queen of Heaven, in the abbey of Wąchock, the Congregation of...

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Aug 301 min read

OCist

Week of Monastic Studies

A group of nuns of the Congregation of Castille participated in the XXXIX week of the program of Monastic Studies, which was celebrated...

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Jul 221 min read

OCist

Celebrations at Chau Thuy monastery

On 11 July 2024, the feast of Saint Benedict, the Chau Thuy community celebrated several important events: two monks received the habit,...

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May 291 min read

OCist

Fake emails

We inform you of a new scam attempt via false emails sent by an alleged P. Lluc Torcal with the address: lluctorcalocist@gmail.com. If...

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May 151 min read

OCist

Szczyrzyc

On May 3, 2024, the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, Brother Rafał Nowak took solemn vows at the monastery of...

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Leadership and the Rule of Saint Benedict

May 101 min read

OSB

Leadership and the Rule of Saint Benedict

Management training for today’s monastic leaders Summer course : 30 June - July 2024 Unprecedented developments are changing our...

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May 103 min read

OSB

Monastic Formators' Program 2024

The Monastic Formators’ group has spent several weeks at Sant’Anselmo and have proven themselves to be delightful guests. The story below...

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May 101 min read

OCist

Poblet (Spain)

On the morning of April 22, 2024, the community of Poblet elected Fr. Rafael Barrué as their new abbot. The election ceremony was...

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