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Prayer Vigil for Peace – April 11, 2026 https://www.usgroma.org/en/

Mother Victoria Murray, titular prioress of Santa Rita Abbey (diocese of Tucson, USA) from 2012 to 2024 and superior ad nutum since 2024, offered her resignation as superior ad nutum to the Father Immediate, Dom Paul …

On 25 March 2026, during a solemn Mass celebrated by the diocesan bishop, Mgr. Nuno Almeida, and in the presence of Dom Loris Tomassini, Abbot of Frattocchie, Father Immediate, and of Mother Rosaria Spreafico, abbess of …

On 25 March, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the dedication of the Church of Soke took place. The celebration was presided over by His Excellency Monsignor Kryspin Dubiel, who has been Apostolic Nuncio to Angola since …

On March 25, 2026, The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Sister Maria Annunciata Miyoko Nomura made solemn profession at the monastery of Our Lady of Imari (Japan) Sister Annunciata was born in 1983 in Kobe …

The letter from Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB Dear Brothers and Sisters, on this feast of Saint Benedict, I am delighted to share with you a sneak preview of the website for our “Benedictine Jubilee – Places of …

In February 2026 the Abbot General, assisted by M. Fiachra Nutty (abbess of Glencairn), carried out the special visitation at Bethlehem Abbey (Northern Ireland) requested by the General Chapter of September 2025 (vote …

Mother Ana Carmen Moneo Castel-Ruíz, titular prioress of Armenteira (archdiocese of Santiago di Compostella, Spain), offered her resignation to the Abbot General. The Abbot General, with the consent of his Council, …

Due to circumstances the travels of the Abbot General have been changed: 2 – 6 April 2026 Donnersberg (Germany) 9 – 12 April 2026 Meeting with International Board of the Lay Cistercians (Rome) 17 – 21 April 2026 REM …

This reading guide aims to assist readers of the circular letter of the Abbot General to the Order of 20 January 2026 by providing questions for reflection and dialogue. Reading-Guide-Dilexit-te-EN.pdf

March 7, 2026: Today our monastic community rejoices with gratitude as we celebrate the 100th birthday of our beloved Sister Irene de Cock. We give thanks to God for the gift of her life and for her faithful perseverance …

We hereby offer you a short course on prayer. Through brief videos by Dom Olivier Quenardel, former abbot of Citeaux, the program presents questions for personal and/or group reflection. Our thanks to Dom Olivier and the …