From Havana, with Hope: Dominican nuns reflect on their first year in Cuba Dear brothers and sisters in Saint Dominic, Warm greetings to each of you from Cuba, where we keep you very present in our prayers. On May 17, one year had passed since we arrived at the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Siena in Havana, and thanks to…
A moment for sport, an opportunity for our common humanity Beyond the goals, victories and national pride, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will make history. For the first time, the tournament will be held on Canadian soil, and for the first time, three nations — Canada, Mexico and the United States — will come together to host the world’s largest…
From the “interior cell” to social networks: keys for ethical persuasion among digital missionaries 1. Introduction: a crisis more anthropological than technological Contemporary communication is undergoing a profound transformation marked by the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet the central problem is not technical, but anthropological. The growing reduction of the human person to data, metrics and patterns of behavior…
USCCB confirms historic national designation; solemn Mass and rededication scheduled for May 5 on the Dominican saint’s feast day NEW YORK — The National Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City has received formal confirmation of its right to continue using the title of “National Shrine” and will be solemnly rededicated on May 5, the feast of St.…
International gathering at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei will bring scholars together in May, with a celebratory concert in Santa Maria della Scala ROME — A major international conference in Rome this May will place the philosophical thought of St. Thomas Aquinas at the center of renewed scholarly attention, offering a lively conclusion to the trilogy of anniversaries marking the…
Religious Brothers Day on May 1 invites prayer for the vocation and witness of Dominican cooperator brothers On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, the Religious Brothers Conference observes Religious Brothers Day. The day is a moment to give thanks for the lives of men who have consecrated themselves wholly to Christ as brothers and to pray…
Dominican friars in the United States and the United Kingdom are reporting a notable rise this Easter in adults entering the Catholic Church. Across various ministries, friars describe growing numbers of catechumens and candidates, many of them young people. In San Francisco, that trend is visible in especially striking numbers. At St. Dominic’s Parish, nearly 100 people will enter the…
At Indiana University, an extraordinary football season became the backdrop for something even deeper: a moment of spiritual renewal on campus. As St. Paul’s Catholic Center experienced striking growth alongside the team’s rise, its pastor, fr. Patrick Hyde, OP, reflects on evangelization, student discipleship, mercy, and the unexpected ways grace can work through public excitement, personal humility, and shared victory.…
JERUSALEM – As new violence erupted in the Middle East, a Dominican friar in Jerusalem was releasing a book on the Holy City as a place of peace. The book, Gerusalemme: Un cuore di pace, by fr. Olivier Catel, OP, has just appeared in Italian. A member of the Dominican community at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem,…
ROME — The Order of Preachers closed the year 2025 with 5,111 friars worldwide, according to the newly released Statistics of the Order of Preachers produced by the Order’s General Curia. The figures offer a global snapshot of Dominican life, including the number of bishops, priests, deacons, brothers, and friars in formation, as well as data on professions, ordinations, and…
