General News
Notices and news items of general interest concerning the Order
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Conyers
On May 29, 2016, Dom Francis Michael Stiteler having completed his second term as Abbot of Holy Spirit Abbey (Archidiocese of Atlanta, USA), the Community elected as Abbot for a six year term Father Augustine Myslinski. …Read more -
Ampibanjinana
Mother Anne-Marie Gillot, Prioress of the Monastery of Ampibanjinana (diocese of Fianarantsoa – Madagascar) since 2004, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented her …Read more -
San Isidro
On May 21, 2016, Brother Miguel Mª Vila Arteaga was ordained a priest at the monastery of San Isidro (Spain). Father Miguel was born in 1979 in Spain. He entered San Isidro in 2003 and made his solemn profession in 2006. …Read more -
Matutum
On May 15, 2016, Sr. Claire Caquilala made solemn profession at the monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Matutum (Philippines). She was born in Polomolok (South Cotabato, Philippines) in 1984, entered Matutum in 2010 and made …Read more -
Celebration at Midelt – Atlas
21/05/16 Documents Psaume de Fr. Jean-Pierre File size: 94 KBRead more -
21/05/1996 – 21/05/2016
It was twenty years ago that the world learned of the execution of seven Trappist monks kidnapped two months before in Notre Dame of Atlas monastery inTibhirine (Algeria).Read more -
New www.ocso.org
Gabriele and the team of “MGquadro” worked hard during these past weeks so that the new version of our website “www.ocso.org” could be published online at the end of May as promised … It might be that the current site …Read more -
Dom Eamon
Our Abbot General, Dom Eamon, was operated on yesterday morning (13 May) for gallstones. The operation went very well. The intervention was at the “Clinic Karol Wojtyla” in front of the Generalate. We can almost see the …Read more -
Jubilaeum Misericordiae
In some monasteries of the Order, the main door of their church was chosen by the bishop of their diocese as** the Holy Door in this Holy Year of Mercy** … We would be very grateful to these communities if they would …Read more -
Esmeraldas
MESSAGE OF DOM STANISLAS OF MEPKIN AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR : Dear All: The earthquake in Ecuador yesterday was about 40 miles south of our Sisters in Esmeraldas, but they suffered very, very little damage, thank …Read more -
www.ocso.org ?
Our computer technician , Gabriele and his team are preparing the transition of the Website of the Order (www.ocso.org) to a new version of the program on which the site is built. This transition will provide greater …Read more -
Arnhem
On April 4, 2016, the Community of the Abbey of Koningsoord – Arnhem (The Netherlands) elected as abbess, for an indefinite term, Mother Julian Pieters. At the time of her election, Mother Julian was Superior ad nutum of …Read more