Organized by Dominicans for Justice and Peace, the Justice, Peace and Environmental Dominican Commission in Ivory Coast and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs May 21st, 2021 In many African countries, juvenile justice systems still lack a restorative approach despite improvements in legislations. Boys and girls are found incarcerated without alternatives because they…
Fr. Robert will take up his duties as President of the PIMS on 1 October 2023, the start of the new academic year.
June 22-26, 2023
Dominican Justice and Peace Promoters in Africa gathered to address challenges including forced migration, climate change, and bad governance. They emphasized the significance of education, influencing governance, and promoting solidarity in tackling these issues for the integral development of Africans and Africa as a continent.
ANNOUNCEMENT International Dominican Youth Movement (IDYM) Members, all Dominican Youth, DYM Advisers (Lay and Religious) and OP Youth Promoters Dear brothers and sisters,We present greetings in Christ and in our father St. Dominic de Guzmán, wishing a Happy New Year to our fellow Dominican Youth, DYM Advisers and OP Youth Promoters!In the first quarter of 2019, we announced our upcoming…
International Meeting for Justice and Peace 2020 IDCJP MEETING 2020 The International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace (IDCJP) held its annual meeting from 1-7 October. For the first time, this meeting was held online, because of the restrictions due to the pandemic. Fortunately, this was not a stopper for the commission to meet, evaluate and work on an action…
Brother John Nwanze, O.P., was born in Lagos in 1946 and grew up under the tutelage of Dominicans. He was among the early altar servers the first American Dominicans that arrived Nigeria groomed in the 1950s. He started his seminary studies in St. John Vianney Seminary, Jos, in Northern Nigeria, however, the outbreak of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war forced him…
Sister Helen Alford, OP is appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences – Interview for IDI – International Dominican Information
“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”.…
On 28 April, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation has appointed a new Chair. Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Lay Dominican and President of Stockholm University, is assuming the position.
“A Cathedral of Constitutional Law”, edited by Br. Anton Milh, OP & Br. Mark Butaye, OP, was presented in Rome at the National Institute of Roman Studies on 15 February 2024 in collaboration with the Belgian Dominican Province, the Historical Institute of the Order of Preachers, and the Brepols publishing house.
