A Benedictine Bishop: Belleville’s New Shepherd Sees Monastic Roots as an Asset
Loquacious and quick with a smile and a joke, the newly installed Bishop Godfrey Mullen ministers to a hometown flock, ‘people that I’ve known since I was 9 months old.’
Results from Tag: 'benedictines'
Benedictine Abbot Proposes Single Missal to Bridge Liturgical Divide
The abbot of the historic Abbey of Solesmes in France has sent Pope Leo a letter proposing the integration of the old and new forms of the Mass into a single missal to restore unity across the Church.
Christ Offers More Than John Lennon Could Ever Imagine
COMMENTARY: Our problems cannot be solved without Jesus Christ and a people willing to live prophetic lives of Christian counter-witness.
Pope Leo XIV to Mark 125 Years of Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome
Built by Leo XIII but never visited by him, the Aventine Hill church now welcomes his successor for its 125th anniversary.
‘Christian Audacity’: Sainte-Marie de la Garde Abbey in France Aims to Signal the Return of Benedictine Builders
To pursue their ambitious project to build a ‘21st-century abbey’ using the ancestral skills of stonecutters, the Benedictine community has yet to raise $6 million by 2027.
Rising From the Ashes: The Legacy of the First Benedictine Monastery
Eighty years after its total destruction in the Second World War, the reconstructed Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy stands as a timeless testament to the enduring legacy of its founder, St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism.
Preparing Him Room: How Sister Wilhelmina’s Benedictines Prepare for Christmas
The Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri, have unique ways of entering into the Advent and Christmas seasons.
After Benedict XVI’s Death, Vatican Monastery to be Home to Benedictine Nuns
The six nuns will move into the monastery, which is located in the Vatican Gardens in Vatican City State, in early January, according to the press release.
Minnesota Bishop Issues Letter About Steps Needed for Sister Annella Zervas’ Cause
Preliminary steps are being taken that could lead to opening a cause for the canonization of local Benedictine.
Four Years After Burial, Missouri Nun’s Body Found Surprisingly Well-Preserved (May 27)
Hundreds of pilgrims have flocked to a Missouri monastery this week to see the remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a Benedictine sister who died four years ago and whose recently exhumed body shows very little signs of decay. EWTN News’ Kelsey Wicks went to Gower, Missouri, last weekend to cover this remarkable story.
