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Oct 15, 2026

The last of the Benedictines

Europe’s ancient monasteries are running out of monks • Benedictine numbers have more than halved since 1960 • Why?

by Daniel Beurthe
A Benedictine monk surrounded by the Alps (Frank Schultze)

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