News
Collegio Sant’Anselmo hosted a visit by young priests and monks from the Oriental Orthodox Churches as part of an annual study visit. The event fostered Christian unity, echoing the call of the Second Vatican Council and Pope John Paul II.
A new collection of personal letters, translated and edited by Buckfast Abbey archivist Steve Roach, offers an intimate look at the life and spiritual resilience of Abbot Anscar Vonier OSB.
Dom Geraldo González y Lima OSB, long-serving treasurer of the Benedictine Confederation in Rome, has been elected the fourth Abbot of São Geraldo Abbey in São Paulo, Brazil, returning to his home community.
Events
Obituaries
Father Daniel M. Codina i Giol OSB
Abadia de Montserrat
Montserrat, Spain
28 January 2026
In Memoriam: Monsignor Crispino Valenziano (1932–2026)
The Pontifical Institute of Liturgy mourns the death of Monsignor Crispino Valenziano. A pioneer of liturgical anthropology, his legacy at Sant’Anselmo defines the second generation of post-Conciliar scholarship.
Father Germain Swisshelm OSB
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Indiana, USA
24 January 2026
Featured monasteries
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