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The Holy Father has appointed as bishop-prelate of Trondheim, Norway, the Reverend Fr. Erik Varden, currently abbot of Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire, England. Dom Erik Varden was born on May 13, 1974 in …

October 16 and 17, 2019 organized by the Association for the Diffusion of Cistercian Culture (ARCCIS, Abbey of Cîteaux 21700 Saint-Nicolas-les-Cîteaux) with the support of the Foundation for Monasteries On October 16 and …

Mother Beatrijs Peeters, Abbess of Nazareth (Diocese of Anvers, Belgium) since 2002 having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot General. With the …

Mother Martha Driscoll, Abbess of Pertapaan Bunda Pemersatu – Gedono (Indonesia) since 2000 having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented her resignation to the Abbot General. …

The Newsletter n°22 of the Central Secretary for Formation can be obtained from the Internet under the heading “Formation/Newsletter”: Formation/Newsletter

A copy of the Latin Ordo for 2019-2020is now available on the website, and can be downloaded in PDF format: (« Resources/Liturgy/Ordo ») Thanks to Fr. Justin of Genesee!

NEED FOR PRAYERS: Brother Polycarp, the Prior Administrator of Bamenda Abbey in the English speaking territory of Cameroon, informed us of a difficult situation. The two English speaking sectors of the country have been …

Dear brothers and sisters of the Cistercian Family: Cordial and fraternal greetings. We send you the Conferences presented at Las Huelgas Session on the occasion of the 9th Centenary of the Charter of Charity. We hope …

On September 08, 2019, Brother William Chng made solemn profession at the monastery of Vina (USA). Brother William was born in 1945 in Singapore. He entered Vina in 2011 and made first profession in 2015.

On September 08, 2019, Father Max van de Wiel made solemn profession at the monastery of Tilburg (The Netherlands). Father Max was born in 1970 in Arnhem (The Netherlands). He was ordained a priest in 1997, entered …

On August 20, 2019 Solemnity of our Holy Father St. Bernard Sister Benedicta Rodas made solemn profession at the monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Matutum (Philippines).Sister Benedicta was born in 1976 in Agusan del …

A Program of Reflection and Sharing OCSO Project approved by the General Chapter of 2017 Volume Two Units 6-10 Experientia Vol. 2 – EN