Life of the Order

The International Commission of the Dominican Youth Movement (IDYM) gathered for its annual meeting in Rome, held at Santa Sabina on February 21-23. Among those present were: Carlos Beltrán, International Coordinator of IDYM; Cristina Expósito, IDYM’s Promotor of Formation; Humberto Rico, Promotor of Communications; and fr. Cristóbal Torres, OP, General Promoter of the Dominican Laity, who serves and accompanies IDYM and the International Commission. In attendance virtually were: Isioma Chukwuka-Nwodo, IDYM Promoter of Finance; Wilson Amado, IDYM Promoter of Mission.

To mark the beatification of Monsignor Profittlich, the Dominican Family is organizing a continuous reading of the names of the 22,601 Estonians who died during the Soviet occupation. Date: 15 May 2025, 3.50 PM – 16 May, around 1 PM Place: Medieval Dominican Priory in Tallinn (entrance through Theatrum, Vene street 14) and the YouTube channel. Organiser: Dominican friars and…

The Dominican friars of the Province of St. Augustine in Argentina and Chile present the video documentary album We Have Seen His Glory. The production includes 18 liturgical songs of the Easter Triduum—most of them original and others taken from the classical and Gregorian repertoire—presented together with images and interviews that illustrate their meaning and the profound experiences of friars…

Rome, March 26, 2025 — From March 18 to March 26, the Convent of Santa Sabina, the seat of the General Curia of the Order of Preachers in Rome, hosted seven Provincials who attended the annual workshop designed for recently elected or re-elected priors provincial. The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, along with all members…

From April 4-7, 2025, the current officers of the International Commission of Lay Dominican Fraternities (ICLDF) met in Rome, at Santa Sabina, for their first in-person gathering. Among those present were: Dr. Sébastian Milazzo, OP, International Coordinator of the Dominican Laity and President of the European Council of Lay Dominican Fraternities (ECLDF), from France; Mrs. Margareth Velásquez, OP, President of…

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, the Dominican Province of St. Thomas Aquinas of Belgium and the Netherlands hosted “Art and Preaching: Art as a Form of Preaching”, a province-wide gathering of the Dominican Laity held at the historic St. Paul’s Church in Antwerp. The keynote speaker, Fr. Cristóbal Torres, OP, Promoter for the Dominican Laity, gave a presentation on the history…

The 10th General Assembly of the International Confederation of Dominican Sisters (DSIC) will take place from 11 to 16 May 2025 in Rome, with the aim of reflecting, discerning and establishing strategic guidelines for the next three years. The triennial Assembly, whose theme this year is ‘Widows and midwives… when past and future meet,’ will be an opportunity to reflect…

Archbishop Jean-Paul Vesco, OP, Archbishop of Algiers (Algeria), Archbishop Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) and Brother Timothy Radcliffe, OP, are among the 21 new Cardinals to be created by Pope Francis at the Consistory to be held on 8 December. The Pope made the announcement on Sunday 6 October, after praying the Angelus with the faithful and pilgrims present in St Peter’s Square.

From April 22 to 25, 2025, friars from different Provinces gathered together at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Philippines, for the first assembly of Dominican canonists in the Order. In the most recent General Chapter held in Tultenango, Mexico, the capitulars recognized the essential role of a canon lawyer in the structure and life of a province…