News
The Benedictine Confederation joins communities worldwide in celebrating the 100th birthday of Brother David Steindl-Rast OSB, honouring his life as a pioneer of interfaith dialogue and grateful living.
The Benedictine community of Conception Abbey in Missouri, USA, has elected Father Paul Sheller OSB as its 11th abbot. He succeeds Abbot Benedict Neenan OSB, who has retired after ten years of service.
As Montecassino prepares for its 1,500th anniversary, Abbot Luca Antonio Fallica OSB invites the Benedictine Confederation to explore hospitality, culture and the search for God.
Benedictine Art
As part of our series on Benedictine artists, we examine how Br. Thomas Hessler OSB integrates his creative practice into his ongoing leadership as Prior of Europakloster Gut Aich.
A Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Tepeyac, Father Gabriel Chávez de la Mora OSB was a seminal figure in the renewal of contemporary sacred architecture and liturgical art in Mexico.
The striking Beuronese murals in Conception Abbey’s Basilica were the first in the United States, executed by its own monks after the 1893 tornado. They testify to the monastery's aspirations and preserve a replica of the destroyed Emaus originals.
Obituaries
Father Pius Mühlbacher OSB
Erzabtei Sankt Ottilien
Eresing, Germany
15 July 2026
Father Placidus Berger OSB
Abtei Münsterschwarzach
Münsterschwarzach, Germany
4 July 2026
Abbot em. Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard OSB
The Abbey of St Gregory the Great at Belmont
Hereford, United Kingdom
27 June 2026
Featured monasteries
Located at the center of international monasticism in Rome, Sant’Anselmo’s residential college is well-positioned to showcase the individual characters and charisms of monasteries world-wide. The editors of OSB DOT ORG invite you to visit the web pages of Collegio Sant’Anselmo for a glimpse of monastic life abroad, from the personal perspectives of their international residents.
