General News

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 …

Dear brothers and sisters, OCist is offering a week of online training on a digital platform on the theme: “I make all things new” (Rev. 21:5) for all communities of the Cistercian Family. The course will take place from …

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On March 1, 2026, Brother Toussaints Mwenyezi made solemn profession at Mokoto Abbey (Dem. Rep. of the Congo). Brother Toussaints was born in 1991 in Matanda, DRC; he entered Mokoto in 2020 and made first profession in …

The community of Brialmont (Belgium) has been aware for some time of its situation of fragility. The superior, M. Marie-Pascale Dran, and the sisters, with the help of the Father Immediate (Dom Xavier Frisque13, superior …

On February 13, 2026, Sister Maria Caritas Pham Thi Sen made solemn profession at the monastery of Our Lady of Imari (Japan). Sister Caritas was born in 1992 in Vinh (Vietnam); she entered Imari in 2014 and made first …

On February 11, 2026, Dom Malachias Huijink, abbot of Echt and Father Immediate ad interim of Nunraw, appointed Fr. Benedict Okakpu, monk of Nsugbe, as superior ad nutum of Nunraw. Dom Benedict was born in Abatete, …