General News

Mother Monica Della Volpe, Abbess of Valserena (Italy) since 1995 having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot General. With the consent of his …

On July 15, 2019, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Brother Charles de Foucauld Leger made solemn profession at the monastery of Tamié (France). Brother Charles de Foucauld was born in 1989 in …

From July 16 to 19, at O. Cist Monastery, Our Lady of Dallas, USA “Almost 60 monks and nuns participated, both OCSO and O.Cist, and several lay experts in the history of the Order. Among the participants were the General …

On August 06, 2019, Sister Eliška Krehlikova made solemn profession at the monastery of Naší Paní (Czech Rep.). Sister Eliška was born in 1985 in Prague (Czech Rep.). She entered Naší Paní in 2010 and made first …

A fire ravages a forage barns of the abbey Thursday, July 18, at approximately 10 a.m., two forage barns of the Abbey of Cîteaux caught fire and were destroyed completely. Again during the night of Saturday/ Sunday, a …

Father Alessando Gazzola (C.S) presented his resignation to the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CIVCSVA) and the Holy See accepted the resignation. Dom Guerric …

On July 6, 2019, MotherHortense Mituga completed her first as Abbess of the monastery of La Clarté-Dieu (Democratic Republic of the Congo). On the same day, she was re-elected Abbess of the Community for a new six year …

The Information Bulletin n°191that records the News which appeared between the month of January and the month of June of 2019, can be obtained from the Internet under the heading: “News / Bulletins.” http: Bulletins The …

On June 30, 2019, Sister Maria Erika Erdorf made solemn profession at the monastery of Maria-Frieden (Germany). Sister Maria Erika was born in 1963 in Daun (Germany). She entered Maria-Frieden in 2014 and made first …

On June 23, 2019, on the Soelmnity of Corpus Christi, Sister Ana Isabel Valles Pulgar made solemn profession at the monastery of Humocaro (Venezuela). Sister Ana Isabel was born in 1981 in Maracaibo (Venezuela). She …

The project of construction of an oratory on the site of the first church of Cîteaux. Rationale on the on the Birth of a Pilgrimage. doc – EN

May 15, 2019 Cosigned Letter Cistercian Family. pdf – EN