First Brother as Abbot in Confederation
Photo courtesy of Saint Anselm Abbey On 17 June 2024, Brother Isaac Murphy OSB, was elected and confirmed as the sixth abbot of Saint Anselm Abbey, marking a historic milestone as the first...
View ArticleFather Cornelius Mdoe OSB
Photo courtesy of Ndanda Abbey Fr. Cornelius (Clement) Mdoe OSB Fr. Cornelius was born and baptized as Clement in April 1968. His parents Martin and Maria were simple farmers who lived in Kongoi, one...
View ArticleFather Pius Boa OSB
Photo : Fratello Simon | Sant’Anselmo, Roma Fr. Pius (Peter) Boa OSB He was born in Mbulu in September 1972. His parents Charles Erro and Maria Slaqwara gave him the name of Peter at baptism. Peter was...
View ArticleBrother Bakanja Mkenda OSB
Photo courtesy of Ndanda Abbey Brother Bakanja (Epimack) Mkenda OSB He was of the same age as Fr. Pius. Born in Rombo, on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in 1972, Epimack received primary and secondary...
View ArticleArchabbot Douglas Nowicki OSB
Photo courtesy of Saint Vincent Archabbey Retired Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., who passed away on July 23 at the age of 79, served as the eleventh Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey in...
View ArticleFather Beda Hornung OSB
Photo courtesy of Erzabtei Sankt Ottilien † Father Beda (Lorenz Rudolf) Hornung OSB Missionary Benedictine of Sankt Ottilien 12 June 1937 – 29 July 2024 Unexpectedly, but well prepared, Fr. Beda...
View ArticleFather Colman Grabert, OSB
Photo courtesy of Saint Meinrad Archabbey Father Colman Grabert, OSB, a dedicated monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, passed away on August 4, 2024, at the age of 85, marking 64 years of monastic life and...
View ArticleNdanda mourns the death of three confreres
Photos courtesy of Ndanda Abbey and Fratello Simon, Sant’Anselmo, Roma On 12 July 2024, the Congregation of Saint Ottilien received sad news from Abbot Christian Temu regarding the death by automobile...
View ArticleGlobal Benedictine Leaders Convene for Congressus OSB 2024 at Sant’Anselmo
Beginning Friday, 6 September, about 215 abbots, priors, and superiors from the worldwide Benedictine Confederation will gather for two weeks at Sant’Anselmo for their quadrennial congress, Congressus...
View ArticleAbbot Jeremias Schröder elected Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation
On 14 September 2024, Abbot Jeremias Schröder OSB, of St. Ottilien Archabbey in Eresing, Germany, was elected abbot primate of the Benedictine Confederation at the Congress of Abbots meeting in Rome....
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