After the Ordinary Public Consistory on December 7th, 2024, during which they received the cardinal purple from Pope Francis, the new Cardinals Jean-Paul Vesco, OP, Archbishop of Algiers (Algeria), and Timothy Radcliffe, OP, received the embrace of the Dominican Family in Rome, at the Angelicum and at the General Curia.
On Saturday, 7 December 2024, Mons. Jean-Paul Vesco, OP, Archbishop of Algiers (Algeria), Mons. Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto (Canada), and Fr Timothy Radcliffe, OP, were created Cardinals by Pope Francis at the Ordinary Public Consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his homily, Pope Francis urged the new cardinals to follow the way of Jesus, emphasizing the importance of returning…
The Philippine Province’s Provincial, Br. Filemon I. dela Cruz Jr., OP, celebrated the laying of a foundation stone for a formation house in Indonesia, a project initiated in 2016 by Fr. Gerard Timoner III, OP, with Dominican leaders attending the ceremony.
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.
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).
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,…
From 31 October to 3 November, the first in-person meeting of the Network of OP Biblical Scholars of the Americas took place at the Santo Domingo Convent in Bogotá, Colombia, with participation from brothers and sisters across the continent. They studied texts from the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, and the Book of Isaiah, in a fraternal and synodal atmosphere.
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 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.
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.
