Benedictines
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Argentine nuns now living in Vatican monastery that was Pope Benedict’s last residence
Vatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater... Read more
After Benedict XVI’s death, Vatican monastery to be home to Benedictine nuns
Pope Benedict XVI spent his retirement at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery until his death on Dec. 31, 2022. Read more
Monk shot, body thrown in river following kidnapping at Nigerian monastery
A diocese in Nigeria announced that Brother Godwin Eze, a monk who was kidnapped with two others from a Benedictine... Read more
Benedictines in the U.S. return to organ building
Saint John’s Abbey Woodworking will join forces with Abbey Organ Builders to build organs and serve as a school for... Read more
Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary
A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on... Read more
Police say church vandal was about to break into tabernacle — until he saw the statue of Mary
The suspect started to take a sledgehammer to the tabernacle where the consecrated bread is kept, but something stopped him... Read more
Benedictine nun from Ukraine: The church building is in ruins, but the Church is alive
“It was hard to imagine that not so long ago, this had been a church where people had gathered every... Read more
Will an Italian convent be closed for opposition to COVID-19 vaccines?
The Vatican carried out an inspection of the Monastery of Santa Caterina in Perugia. Read more
Beloved social media nun dies
Messages from around the world have flooded Twitter as the beloved “Digitalnun,” Sister Catherine Wybourne, died of cancer Feb. 24,... Read more
Costa Rican diocese orders canonical closure of Benedictine monastery
The Diocese of Cartago has ordered the canonical closure of the San José Benedictine Monastery, a diocesan foundation that had... Read more
Pope Francis appoints Benedictine priest as Swiss Guard chaplain
Fr. Kolumban Reichlin studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana. Read more
Monks of France’s first papal vineyard sell wine to help local community
The monks hope to sell 15,000 bottles of their wine this month to help support the pandemic-hit community. Read more
Abbot: monks are leaving historic Benedictine abbey in ‘very positive spirit’
An English Benedictine community’s decision to leave their home for the past two centuries will allow members to focus on... Read more
Vatican rules that Benedictine abbot should not return to his community
The Vatican has ruled that the abbot of Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, should not return to his community,... Read more
Nuns put altar bread production on hold as they weather pandemic
When it is working at full capacity, the altar bread department at St. Cecilia’s Abbey produces millions of hosts a... Read more
Monks of Norcia praying with 'greater intensity' during coronavirus
In the central Italian countryside, at the edge of the Umbrian woods just outside Norcia, a group of Benedictine monks... Read more
Meet the monks who spend their lives praying for Ireland's priests
Prayer, reparation, and praising God are the focus of a new Benedictine priory in Ireland, which focuses especially on reparation... Read more
BBC mini-series captures daily life of Benedictine monks
A new BBC series will depict the daily life of Benedictine monks in a few UK monasteries, taking camera crews... Read more
England's Buckfast Abbey to celebrate 1,000 years of foundation
In 2018 one of England's historic monasteries will celebrate the millennium year of its foundation, offering a prime example of... Read more
Monks of Norcia announce special edition beer to help them rebuild
It was God and beer sales that helped sustain the Benedictine monks of Norcia, and it is God and beer... Read more
