After a quiet summer, Sant’Anselmo is alive again with new students, leaders and projects. Highlights include the Synod of Abbot Presidents in Montserrat, preparations for Pope Leo XIV’s celebration of our 125th church jubilee, and renewed support for Benedictine women and oblates worldwide.
Here we share short excerpts of Confederation news.
Sant’Anselmo welcomes three Benedictine leaders: Jákó Örs Fehérváry OSB as rector, Laurentius Eschlböck OSB as dean of Theology, and Stefan Geiger OSB as president of the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy. Included: Photos from the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2025-26
The frescoes of Keur Moussa Abbey, created by Dom Georges Saget OSB in 1963, unite Benedictine tradition with African visual language. They remain central to the abbey’s spiritual and cultural life.
Sant’Anselmo announces that Father Mauritius Wilde OSB has been appointed Abbot of Maria Laach by the Holy See. The Abbot Primate thanks him for his years of service and prays for blessings on his new ministry.
Students from around the world gathered at Sant’Anselmo for the ICBE youth congress for days of prayer, dialogue and discovery — linking Benedictine schools worldwide through faith and friendship.
The Synod of Abbot Presidents met in Montserrat, 15–19 September, uniting Benedictine leaders in prayer, fraternity and dialogue. Highlights included collaboration with the CIB and preparations for the Benedictine Jubilee of 2029.
The Abbey of Lubiń marked the 450th anniversary of the birth of the Servant of God Father Bernard of Wąbrzeźno OSB with a three-day gathering that brought together Benedictine superiors from Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Sant’Anselmo in Rome hosted the 20th national congress of Italian Benedictine Oblates from 29 to 31 August 2025. The assembly featured shared liturgy, scholarly input and the election of a new national council.
Fr. Ludwig Wenzl OSB has been elected by the community of Melk Abbey as the 68th abbot, succeeding Abbot Georg Wilfinger. He will take office on 7 November 2025 for a 12-year term.
