Life of the Order

Erection of a new house of the Order in Nghi Loc, Vietnam, under the patronage of Saint Dominic Hanh On 25 November 2020, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francis TIMONER III, O.P., erected a new house in Nghi Loc (Diocese of Vinh), Vietnam. It was built under the invocation of St. Dominic Hanh, taking into account the request…

In a solemn rite celebrated during the vespers of 4 August 2021, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, theologian and poet, archivist, and librarian of the Holy Roman Church, became a member of the Dominican Family by making profession in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic. With various representatives of the Dominican Family in Portugal witnessing the occasion, the Cardinal received…

Jubilee celebration for the Province of Malta The Maltese Dominicans of St. Pius V Province officially celebrated the Dominican Jubilee on the 24th May, solemn memorial of the Translation of Our Father St. Dominic. Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna presided over the Mass along with the friars and  members of the Dominican Family. This Eucharistic celebration was held at the Priory…

The International Commission of Nuns, which now gathers 18 representatives of the different Federations of Monasteries of Dominican Nuns, was convoked by the Promoter General, Brother Fernando García, O.P., on February 18, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of last year’s assembly. This year, however, the meeting was conducted via the online platform with nuns participating from four…

Invited by the coordination team of the Interprovincial Conference of the Dominicans of Latin America and the Caribbean (CIDALC), the novitiates of the region met on February 26 at 3:30 p.m. Rome time through the virtual platform Zoom. The fraternal meeting with the novices of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina included a reflection on formation presented by…

“One of the characteristics of Dominican spirituality is to work with people who, in one way or another, live on the peripheries of society, whether they be students or prisoners”, explains Ludovic Namurois who is in charge of the Dominican lay fraternities in Belgium. “Without much planning or goals, we simply get on with things. It is about being available…

Holy See, December 7th, 2019 Fr. Gérard Francisco Timoner III, Master of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominican), expressed his gratitude and greetings on behalf of the Order of Preachers with these words: Holy Father, At the beginning of my service as Master of the Order of Preachers, I come to ask for your blessing. I renew Domingo de Guzman's…

Dawid Kusz was born in 1979 in Rzeszów, Poland. He joined the Dominican Order in 1998 and was ordained a priest in 2005. He graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Krakow with a degree in Composition, Interpretation and Musical Education on the Arts Education track with a focus in conducting vocal and vocal-instrumental ensembles as well as…