General News

On August 20, 2016, Solemnity of St Bernard, Sister Antonella Cappelletti made solemn profession at the monastery of Vitorchiano (Italy). Sister Antonellawas born in 1981 in Cantu (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano in 2009 …

On August 15, 2016, BrotherJoséLuis Villacís Moscoso made solemn profession at the monastery of Paraíso (Ecuador). BrotherJosé Luiswas born in 1981 in Quito (Ecuador). He entered Paraíso in 2010 and made first profession …

On August 10, 2016, at the end of the third abbatial term of Dom Robert Barnes, the Community of Berryville (diocese of Arlington, USA) elected as abbot, for a six year term, Father Joseph Wittstock. DomJoseph born in …

Brother Michael Asogwa, OSB, after serving for three years as Prior Administrator of the Bamenda Community (Cameroon) will return to his monastery of Ewu-Ishan (Nigeria) at the beginning of Advent to become the Superior …

Father Laurence Ezeilo, after serving for five years as Prior Administrator of the Community of Awhum (Nigeria), has resigned and is about to return to his community of Mont-St-Bernard (Great Britain). On July 25, 2016, …

On August 6, 2016, Sister Miriam Rossetto made solemn profession at the monastery of Vitorchiano (Italy). Sister Miriam was born in 1971 in Luserna S. Giovanni (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano in 2009 and made first …

In the course of a Regular Visitation made at Nsugbe Dom Robert Ezika, Titular Prior of the monastery offered his resignation to the Abbot General, who, in the absence of a Father Immediate, made the Visitation. On July …

On July 30, 2016, SisterMarie Barbora Mancikova made solemn profession at the monastery of Nasi Pani (Czech Rep). Sister Marie Barborawas born in 1978 in Most (Czech Rep). She entered Nasi Pani in 2007 and made first …

Over the last few days, a message has been sent to some houses of the Order, requesting money for an AIDS treatment project in Kenya and Tanzania, using the name of Dom Erik Varden, Abbot of the Monastery of Mount St …

We thank the Abbot General for sharing the message which he received a few days ago from Mother Yosua, prioress of the Monastery of Esmeraldas in Ecuador. We accompany with prayer and fraternal thought her community and …

Apostolic Constitution “Vultum Dei quaerere“ on women’s contemplative life 22.07.2016 We provide below the full text of the Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei quaerere, “Seeking the face of God”, on women’s contemplative …

The Newsletter n°9 of the Central Secretary for Formation can be obtained from the Internet under the heading: “Formation/Newsletter” : Formation/Newsletter