General News

September 8, 2018: ** Death of Sister Hedwige,** Nun of Blauvac, 105 years and 6 months old. She was the oldest nun in the Order. Sister Hedwige Talagrand was born on February 02, 1913 in S. Laurent-les-Bains (France). …

Dom Bernardo Olivera, who was Abbot General of our Order from 1990 to 2008, was elected Abbot ofAzul (diocese of Azul – Argentina) from 1984 to 1990 and reelected Abbot of Azul in 2009. Having reached the age of …

The Newsletter n°18 of the Central Secretary for Formation can be obtained from the Internet under the heading “Formation/Newsletter”: Formation/Newsletter

On August 28, 2018, Solemnity of the Dedication of the Abbey Church, Sister Elizabeth Deasy made solemn profession at the monastery of St. Mary’s Abbey,Glencairn (Ireland).Sister Elizabeth was born in 1972 in Cork …

On July 24, 2018, Brother Rafael José Escobar Fontalvo made solemn profession at the monastery ofSobrado (Spain).Brother Rafael José was born in 1984 in Barranquilla (Colombia). He entered Sobrado in 2009 and became an …

On June 26, 2018, Dom Timothy Kelly, Pontifical Commissary of Awhum since 2011, presented to the the Holy See the request to terminate the regime of Pontifical Commissary in the community of Awhum and presented his …

On August 25, 2018, Sister Christina Sepe made solemn profession at the monastery ofWrentham (USA).Sister Christina was born in 1985 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (USA). She entered Wrentham in 2010 and made first profession …

On August 20, 2018, Solemnity of St Bernard, Sister Maria Giulia Bruschi made solemn profession at the monastery ofVitorchiano (Italy). Sister Maria Giulia was born in 1985 in Cremona (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano in …

On August 20, 2018, Solemnity of St Bernard, Brother Lawrence Morey was ordained a priest at the monastery ofGethsemani (USA).Father Lawrence was born in 1954 in Kingston (Canada). He entered Gethsemani in 2004 and made …

On August 20, 2018, Solemnity of St Bernard, Sister Myriam Baeyens made solemn profession at the monastery ofNazareth (Brecht – Belgium). Sister Myriam was born in 1958 in Ottergem (Belgium). She entered Nazareth in 2011 …

On August 20th, 2018, Solemnity of St Bernard, Sister Angela Finegan made solemn profession at the monastery of St. Mary’s Abbey,Glencairn (Ireland) Sister Angela was born in 23/10/1972 in Dublin (Ireland). She entered …

Thanks to Mother Dominique of Soleilmont who has shared with us news from the Community of Kunambetta in Kerala (India) which has been hit hard in these days by terrible floods: The property of the monastery of the …