Father Thomas Wahl OSB
Saint John's Abbey
Collegeville, Minnesota, USA
4 July 2025
Brothers as Superiors: A Quiet Shift in Benedictine Leadership
At the 2024 Congress of Abbots, Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder led a workshop on the evolving recognition of non-ordained monks as major superiors, tracing a decades-long path to the recent papal rescript.
Pope Leo XIV Addresses Vallombrosans
Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly elected Abbot General and all participants to the General Chapter of the Vallombrosan Congregation on 28 June 2025, urging continued fidelity to Gospel simplicity.
Benedictine Congregations Report 2024: Unity in Diversity Across the Global Confederation
Benedictine congregations worldwide report both challenges and growth, with Asian and African communities thriving whilst Western monasteries face declining numbers. The global confederation maintains 19 diverse congregations spanning six continents. These reports, from 18 of the 19 congregations, span the years 2016 to 2024.
Abbot Mamerto Menapace OSB Dies at the Age of 83
Abbot Mamerto Menapace OSB, monk of the Abbey of Santa María de Los Toldos and former Abbot President of the Congregation of the Holy Cross of the Southern Cone, has died aged 83. His writings and reflections deeply marked the faith of countless Argentinians.
Brother Clemens Wittmann OSB
Abtei Schweiklberg
Vilshofen, Germany
22 June 2025
New Abbot Elected for Mariastein Abbey
The Benedictine monks of Mariastein Abbey have elected Father Ludwig Rudolf Ziegerer OSB as their new abbot. He succeeds Abbot Peter von Sury OSB and will lead the community for the next six years.
Father Jacques Audebert OSB
Abbaye de Fleury
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France
18 June 2025
Father Thomas Thekkumthottam OSB
St. Joseph's Monastery
Makkiyad, India
14 June 2025
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Heufelder Prize
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded the Emmanuel Heufelder Prize by Niederaltaich Abbey for his lifelong dedication to ecumenical dialogue. The award highlights long-standing Benedictine engagement with the Eastern churches.