News
The Benedictine community of Conception Abbey in Missouri, USA, has elected Father Paul Sheller OSB as its 11th abbot. He succeeds Abbot Benedict Neenan OSB, who has retired after ten years of service.
Rome was a crucial hub where the fate of many Jews under Fascism was decided. Its archives still contain a wealth of historical evidence waiting to be uncovered. By opening its archival holdings to researchers, Sant'Anselmo is making a significant contribution to this important work.
For more than 70 years the monks of Weston were directly subject to the Abbot Primate. Now they are entering the Swiss-American Congregation. Nevertheless, Weston remains a special monastery!
Benedictine Art
As part of our series on Benedictine artists, we examine how Br. Thomas Hessler OSB integrates his creative practice into his ongoing leadership as Prior of Europakloster Gut Aich.
A Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Tepeyac, Father Gabriel Chávez de la Mora OSB was a seminal figure in the renewal of contemporary sacred architecture and liturgical art in Mexico.
The striking Beuronese murals in Conception Abbey’s Basilica were the first in the United States, executed by its own monks after the 1893 tornado. They testify to the monastery's aspirations and preserve a replica of the destroyed Emaus originals.
Obituaries
Father Placidus Berger OSB
Abtei Münsterschwarzach
Münsterschwarzach, Germany
4 July 2026
Abbot em. Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard OSB
The Abbey of St Gregory the Great at Belmont
Hereford, United Kingdom
27 June 2026
Brother Robert Stöckl OSB
Erzabtei Sankt Ottilien
Eresing, Germany
26 June 2026
Featured monasteries
Located at the center of international monasticism in Rome, Sant’Anselmo’s residential college is well-positioned to showcase the individual characters and charisms of monasteries world-wide. The editors of OSB DOT ORG invite you to visit the web pages of Collegio Sant’Anselmo for a glimpse of monastic life abroad, from the personal perspectives of their international residents.
