The annual Meeting of the International Commission of the Nuns of the Order of Preachers (CIMOP) 2024 took place 10 to 18 September at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Assumption in Estavayer-le-Lac, Fribourg, Switzerland. CIMOP brings together the Federal Presidents of the federations and associations of the nuns the Order.
Fray Timothy Radcliffe, OP, ex Maestro de la Orden y quien será creado Cardenal por el Papa Francisco, fue el encargado de dirigir el retiro preparatorio para la segunda sesión del Sínodo sobre la Sinodalidad, el 30 de septiembre y el 1 de octubre.
From September 23 to 27, 2024, the members of the International Commission for Justice and Peace of the Order of Preachers gathered at an assembly, led by our brothers, the General Promoter, Fr. Aniedi Okure, OP, and Sr. Durstyne Farnan, OP, both of whom represent the Order at the United Nations (UN). During those days, we were able to reflect on the various challenges that confront us as we face the harsh realities of our brothers and sisters who cry out for justice—voices that many seek to silence.
On October 13, 2024, at the Holy Rosary Convent in Warispura, Faisalabad, Pakistan, the National Convention of the Dominican Laity was held, entitled ‘The Role of Lay Dominicans in Preaching the Gospel in Pakistan’. It was attended by nearly 150 lay Dominicans from all over the country, coming from Karachi, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Jahang Ibn-e-Mariam Colony in Warispura and Dasua. The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena and the Dominican Sisters of Malta also participated.
Jorge Alejandro Scampini, OP, a member of the Province of St. Augustine in Argentina and Chile, has been awarded the degree of Master of Sacred Theology by decree of the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP. After a thorough review of information provided by his Province and the evaluation of experts regarding his significant academic contributions and dedication to the life of study within the Order, the General Council voted to confer the degree of Magister in Sacra Theologia on Bro Jorge.
On November 7, the feast of all saints of the Order of Preachers is celebrated. For this reason, the month of November is dedicated to raising funds to support the work on the various causes for the canonization of saints within the Dominican Family.
The Gharo Mission is but one example of Lay Dominican-led ministerial initiatives making a concrete difference for otherwise marginalized communities, and an example of what becomes possible when Lay Fraternities, DYM groups, friars and other branches of the Dominican Family collaborate on pastoral projects.
The 2024 Meeting of Young Dominicans took place from Octuber 25th to 27th, organized by the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus in the province of Tucumán at the Yerba Buena campus of Santa Rosa School. The event brought together 400 young people from the Congregation’s schools in Rosario, Hersilia, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero, Monteros, and Tucumán, and was held in commemoration of the centennial of Fr. Ángel María Boisdron’s passing, OP, the founder of the Congregation.
The Dominican family united in prayer for brothers and sisters who have returned to the Father’s house On Saturday, November 16th, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Lawrence outside the Walls in Rome, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, presided over the traditional Eucharistic celebration on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Order’s deceased,…
A few days ago a dream came true: the Dominican School for formators in Latin America and the Caribbean. It took shape step by step, little by little: in various meetings of CIDALC and CODALC, in table conversations, in the dialogues of friars, sisters and nuns, in the corridors (2024.10.30).
