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Mother Geneviève-Marie Fontaine, Abbess of Échourgnac (Diocese of Périgueux, France) since 1995, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot …

After thirty years of service as Director of CISTERCIUM, the Father Francisco Rafael Pascual, from Viaceli, and the group of present directors, have given the directorship to a new group. Attached are new emails …

On November 01, 2021, Solemnity of All Saints, Sister Gertrude Feick made solemn profession at the monastery of Redwoods (USA). Sister Gertrude was born in 1964 in Muncie, Indiana (USA). She was solemnly professed in the …

On November 9, 2021, Mother Ana Carmen Moneo Castel-Ruíz completed her second term of six years as Prioress of the Monastery of Armenteira (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, Spain). On the same day, she was …

On October 22, 2021, Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church, Brother Séraphim Weichselbraun made solemn profession at the monastery of Oelenberg (France). Brother Séraphim was born in 1956 in Dellach (Austria). He …

The abbot emeritus of Phare, Dom Francisco Kunihiko Yoshimoto having received the delegation from Delegated Father Immediate of Imari Dom Roberto de la Iglesia accompanied by Mother Veronique Mariko Shibata, conducted …

A copy of the English Ordo for 2021-2022 is now available on the website, and can be downloaded in PDF format (« Resources/Liturgy/Ordo ») : Ordo EN 2021-2022

In addition to living in a war-zone for four years, the Region where Bamenda Abbey is located in Cameroon has a high infection rate of Corona Virus. The Region is quarantined. Eleven of the twenty-five monks of Bamenda …

Dom Olivier Quenardel, Abbot of N.-D. de Cîteaux (Diocese of Dijon, France) since 1993, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot General. With …

On September 14, 2021, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sister Maria Gratia Kamiya Fumie made solemn profession at the monastery of Imari (Japan). Sister Maria Gratiawas born in 1959 in Aicthi (Japan) She …

On September 12, 2021, Brother Teodoro Ekongo Satchenda was ordained a priest at the monastery of Miraflores (Chile).FatherTeodoro was born in 1977 in Bailundo (Angola). He entered Bela Vista (Angola) in 2004 and made …

Dom Marc-André Di Péa, Abbot of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont Abbey (Mont des Cats, Archdiocese of Lille, France) since 2016, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his …