Father Patrick Carter ‘00, who is a professed monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Clear Creek in Oklahoma, has been appointed secretary of the Curia of the Benedictine Confederation, headquartered at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

The Benedictine Confederation is a point of contact and cooperation for every Benedictine monastery in the world, with each operating independently from the others under the Rule of St. Benedict and in proper communion with the hierarchy of the Church. In this role he will help the newly elected Benedictine abbot primate with correspondence, information technology, hosting visitors, and organizing visits to Benedictine monasteries throughout the world.

Read more in this Catholic Missourian article.