Pope Francis Chooses Italian Benedictine to Lead Lenten Retreat
Known for being a ‘social monk’ with ‘deep spirituality,’ Abbot Bernardo Gianni played a key role in a 2015 conference on a new Christian humanism attended by Pope Francis.
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Cardinal Parolin: Without Its Christian Roots, Europe Won’t Help the World
The Vatican secretary of state spoke during a visit to the Benedictine abbey of Montecassino.
Vatican Reorganizes the Mother Abbey of the Benedictines
Montecassino is one of the few remaining ‘territorial abbeys,’ independent of a diocese, in the world.
