Abbot Primate Jeremias writes from Rome on death, the human and divine eternities, life at Sant’Anselmo and the upcoming Jubilee.
An overview of recent events and personnel changes in our Benedictine family.
In Rome, there are more than a dozen Benedictine houses and institutions. They are currently preparing for 2027, the Roman stage of the journey toward the Benedictine Jubilee: Places of Hope since 529.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Godfrey Mullen OSB as the 10th Bishop of Belleville. A monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, he has served as the diocesan administrator in Illinois since May 2025.
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.
A tribute to Father Joan M. Recasens i Puig OSB, monk of Montserrat and former Rector of the Church of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, who returned to the Lord on 15 March 2026 at the age of 92.
