To Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner, O.P.,Master General of the Order of Preachers Praedicator Gratiae: among the titles attributed to Saint Dominic, that of “Preacher of Grace” stands out for its consonance with the charism and mission of the Order he founded. In this year that marks the eight hundredth anniversary of Saint Dominic’s death, I gladly join the Friars Preachers…
On 24 April 2021, the Holy Father Francis received in audience His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the audience, the Supreme Pontiff confirmed the conclusions of the Ordinary Session of the Cardinals and Bishops, members of the Congregation, and decided to extend to the universal Church the cult of Blessed Margaret…
Brother Augustin Laffay, O.P., Archivist of the Order of Preachers (Rome), has been appointed by the Holy Father as a member of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences. The news was published in the Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office on Monday, February 22, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter. Born in 1965 in France, Br. Augustin lived…
Even in darkness, God can accomplish his great works: from the act of Creation over the dark and formless void, to the Exodus from Egypt after the evening of the Passover; then, at Bethlehem, the Lord Jesus was born in the darkness of night; He gave us the Eucharist and the priesthood on that fateful evening at the cenacle; When he died on…
Call for photographs On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Dominic, an exhibition in the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna will give the public the opportunity to discover the oldest known portrait of Saint Dominic, painted around 1238 and representing the founder of the Order of Preachers at the table with 48 brothers. In…
Un nouveau prieur provincial pour la Province saint Augustin en Afrique de l’Ouest The Master of the Order, fr. Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. confirmed the election of fr. Bertrand Claude AKPAGBE, OP as the new Provincial of the Province of Saint Augustine in West Africa (September 7, 2019). Fr. Bertrand Claude accepted the election on September 8, 2019. The…
Rome, January 23, 2020 The Vice Province of Southern Africa is celebrating their vice provincial chapter presently. They elected a new Vice Provincial, Brother Myke Mwale, OP, and the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner, III, has confirmed the election (22/01/2020). Brother Myke made his first profession on September 8, 2009, and solemn profession on January 28, 2014.…
On 23 January 2018, at the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Bohemia holding at the Convent of St Giles in Prague, the capitular friars elected fr Luk Jan Fo
The Master of the Order, fr Bruno Cador has appointed fr Christopher T. Eggleton as the Promoter General of the Rosary. He is a son of the Southern Province of St Martin the…
Pope Francis has named Father Robert F. Christian, OP, as the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The appointment was publicized in…
