Articles on this issue "Benedictines"
The Benedictine Congress of Abbots approved greater autonomy for nuns but also more cooperation between the women religious and the monks of the Order of St. Benedict. Father Notker Wolf, the …
read moreJohn Paul II encouraged Benedictine communities to offer their testimony of life, which puts God at the center. "Stay faithful to your history," the Pope exhorted, when receiving the …
read moreOne of Britain's most important Catholic shrines reportedly faces closure unless it can raise 400,000 pounds ($735,000) to pay for lifts and ramps for disabled visitors. The Benedictine nuns …
read moreYoung people in particular must be taught that world peace is built on the force of law and not on the law of force, says John Paul II. This is a key point of a message the Pope sent to Abbot …
read moreAvvenire).- Benedictine Anselm Grün, 57, of the Bavarian Abbey of Münsterschwarzach (40 kilometers -- 25 miles -- from Wurzburg, in Germany), is one of today's most read spiritual writers. Two …
read moreThe 60th anniversary of the death of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross -- Edith Stein -- will be commemorated here Aug. 9. The event will include ecumenical prayer for the Holy Land. The event …
read moreWhile traditional religious Congregations still experience the crisis of vocations, the Church is witnessing a growth of new contemplative vocations, particularly in the Benedictine …
read moreA new institute in Rome will offer a specialized program in the history of theology. The School of Theology of the Athenaeum of St. Anselm has founded the Mabillon Institute, which offer the …
read moreThere is no change in John Paul IIs agenda for his trips to Canada, Mexico and Guatemala, according to Vatican sources who responded to reports out of Mexico. Father Ciro Benedettini, …
read moreYoung monks and consecrated members of new ecclesial movements and communities are taking over historic monasteries in France. Some of the monasteries were once thought doomed to extinction. …
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