During an extraordinary General Chapter in Waegwan, South Korea, on Jan. 18, 2025, the Congregation of St. Ottilien elected a new Abbot President: Fr. Javier Aparicio Suárez OSB, a monk of St. Ottilien and until now the Congregation's Missions Procurator. Abbot Javier is 55 years old and from Spain.

Dear Sisters, dear Brothers, dear Fathers and dear friends of Solidarity with South Sudan,