st. johns abbey

The Newly completed St. Johns Abbey Woodshop will be dedicated on Tuesday in Collegeville.

The monks at St. John's Abbey have a history of making their own furniture that dates all the way back to 1867. In fact, every monk that goes through the monastery has to start out at the Abbey Woodworking Shop.

A six-month investigation has concluded the sexual abuse allegations against the former prior at St. John's Abbey were unsupported.

When St. John's Abbey released files on its 18 monks accused of sexually abusing minors, it also published some personal details about at least two victims.

St. John's Abbey has released the first batch of internal files of monks as part of a settlement of a clergy sex abuse lawsuit.

Attorneys say they have reached a settlement with St. John's Abbey that will force the release of personnel files for 19 monks accused of abuse.

Saint John's Abbey is disclosing the names of 18 current and former monks who it says have likely sexually abused minors.

St. John's Abbey and University have announced their latest, and most ambitious, capital campaign. During the Homecoming dinner this (Friday) evening, officials announced the "Forward Ever Forward" campaign, with a goal of raising $160 million through 2016.

Saint John's Abbey has announced an archery-only deer hunt this upcoming fall.

A spokesman for St. John's Abbey says he can't address the central claim in a new lawsuit accusing abbey officials of allowing a member to continue teaching long after he was accused of sexual abuse.