Another installment of interesting data from the recent Catalogus.
Led by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB, a Benedictine delegation visited Russian Orthodox monasteries in early July 2026, continuing a papal mandate to foster relations with the Eastern Churches.
For more than 70 years the monks of Weston were directly subject to the Abbot Primate. Now they are entering the Swiss-American Congregation. Nevertheless, Weston remains a special monastery!
Following a visit to Ukraine, CIB Moderator Sr. Lynn McKenzie reflects on how the Benedictine nuns of Zhytomyr and Lviv remain faithful to their monastic profession, continuing their round of prayer as the conflict escalates.
The Ananie V session gathered 25 Benedictine and Cistercian monks and nuns for a three-month training in France. A valuable springboard for future community leaders, the next session will take place in 2028.
The Hungarian Benedictine Congregation has elevated the Monastery of Saint Maurice in Bakonybél to an independent conventual priory. Father Izsák Zsolt Baán OSB is its first prior.
Another installment of interesting data from the recent Catalogus.
Led by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB, a Benedictine delegation visited Russian Orthodox monasteries in early July 2026, continuing a papal mandate to foster relations with the Eastern Churches.
For more than 70 years the monks of Weston were directly subject to the Abbot Primate. Now they are entering the Swiss-American Congregation. Nevertheless, Weston remains a special monastery!
Following a visit to Ukraine, CIB Moderator Sr. Lynn McKenzie reflects on how the Benedictine nuns of Zhytomyr and Lviv remain faithful to their monastic profession, continuing their round of prayer as the conflict escalates.
The Ananie V session gathered 25 Benedictine and Cistercian monks and nuns for a three-month training in France. A valuable springboard for future community leaders, the next session will take place in 2028.
The Hungarian Benedictine Congregation has elevated the Monastery of Saint Maurice in Bakonybél to an independent conventual priory. Father Izsák Zsolt Baán OSB is its first prior.
