General News

On June 24, 2016, Sr. Anna de Poortermade solemn profession at the monastery of Nazareth (Belgium). She was born in Hontenisse (The Netherlands) in 1967, entered Nazareth in 2010 and made first profession in 2013.

On May 22, 2016, Sr. Maria Benedetta Casatimade solemn profession at the monastery of Valserena (Italy). She was born in Milan (Italy) in 1974, entered Valserena in 2009 and made first profession in 2012.

On February 15, 2016, MotherAnnachiara Meli completed her term as Prioress of the monastery of Mvanda (diocese of Kikwit, RDC). On June 17, 2016, she was re-elected Prioress of the Community for a new six year term.

The Abbot General opened the Central Commission Meeting “…The purpose of this meeting is to prepare the General Chapter as the procedure says, by co-ordinating the work of the Regions, establishing the program, deciding …

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. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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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).

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 …

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 …