The General Postulation of the Order wish to express her gratitude to the Lord for the service to the Order and to the Church of Fra. Innocenzo Venchi, O.P. (1931-2020). Professed in 1948 for the province of Saint Peter Martyr in Italy, ordained priest in 1956, secretary of the General Postulation of the Order of Preachers from 1957-1975 and General…
December 6th, the day of the Epiphany, is celebrated very solemnly in Bethlehem. Students from the École Biblique went to the event organized by the Custody of the Holy Land. It was an opportunity for them to take a greater part in the spiritual and cultural life of the Holy Land. “On January 6th, the Catholic Church celebrated the Epiphany…
Annual meeting of the International Commission of the Dominican Family (ICDF) 2019. The annual meeting of the International Commission of the Dominican Family (ICDF), made up of the Master of the Order who convokes and presides over it, the Socius for Apostolic Life, the Coordinator of DSI, took place at the General Curia on November 24, the Representative of the…
“On November 10, 2019, the canonization (equipolente) of our brother in the Order of Preachers, Bartholomew of the Martyrs, will take place in Braga (Portugal). Our beloved Order is thus blessed with a new officially recognized saint, BARTOLOMÉ DE LOS MÁRTIRES (1514-1590), friar of the province of Portugal, archbishop of Braga, called “the holy bishop of the Council of Trent”.…
The International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace (IDCJP) recently held its annual meeting at the Casa per Ferie Enrico de Osso in Rome, 12-17 October. Comprising the friar and sister international and regional/continental J&P promoters, representatives of the Dominican nuns, laity, youth and UN delegations, the Commission was blessed to have a long conversation with the new Master of…
A God on Man’s Trail A winter school for Dominican friars An Ideal Location Istanbul is the place where two continents and many cultures meet. In the city with three names (Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul) and located among three seas (the Marmara Sea, the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus) you can stroll among the remnants of ancient Roman palaces, gorgeous…
