Mvimwa Abbey, a thriving monastic community in the remote Sumbawanga region of Tanzania, became an abbey in 2001 and now numbers more than 80 monks. Mvimwa Abbey celebrated All Saints Day this year by laying the foundation for its new abbey church. Read about the festive day here, with photos.
Significant strides have been made to bring about deeper understanding and reconciliation between Christians and Muslims in Africa, through the Benedictine effort of Monastic-Muslim Dialogue. See here for a presentation of this great ongoing work, radio podcast (German) and transcript (German and English).
The monastic community of Bose has conducted its 26th International Ecumenical Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality on the theme of Discernment and Christian Life, in the spirit of deepening the communion shared between members of the Body of Christ as well as among the Churches. See details here.
Abbot Primate Gregory J. Polan, O.S.B. and the Abbots President of the Benedictine Confederation recently met together for their 2018 Synod at the Abbey of Montecassino. Read more here.
During the CIB Symposium, a world wide meeting of Benedictine women, Sr Lynn McKenzie from the USA was elected the new "moderatrix" (leader) of the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum. Story with photos.
The capitulars of the Annunciation Congregation have elected as new abbot president Fr. Maksymilian Robert Nawara. Details and video.
On 8 September at 11 a.m., the Holy Father Francis received the participants of the CIB Symposium. Story with links to text, press, and video in English and Italian.
This autumn sees a number of General Chapters : Congregation of the Annunciation, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing and the synod of the abbot presidents.
St Benedict's School, Ealing Abbey
21 October 2018
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More info and booking here
In March 2018 the first modern Benedictine community was officially welcomed by the Coptic-Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria under the title of St Benedict of the Copts.
