QUILLABAMBA, PERU — At the Convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Quillabamba, the Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. John the Baptist in Peru, on January 26, 2026, elected fr. Luis Galindo Silva, OP, as the new Prior Provincial. Upon confirmation by the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner, OP, fr. Luis…
ROME — The General Curia of the Order of Preachers announces the publication and availability of the official 2025 Latin edition of the Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum Fratrum Ordinis Prædicatorum (LCO), the foundational juridical text governing the life, mission, and governance of Dominican friars throughout the world. This new edition, issued by the General Curia in Rome, incorporates all legislative…
SYDNEY — The friars of the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Australia have re-elected fr. Dominic Murphy, OP, as Prior Provincial, for a second four-year term. The re-election took place on January 6, 2026, and was confirmed by the Master of the Order of Preachers, fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, OP. Fr. Dominic was…
ROME — The Master of the Order of Preachers, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, has appointed fr. Krzysztof Kocjan, OP, of the Province of Poland, Procurator General of the Order, effective January 5, 2026. Fr. Krzysztof succeeds fr. Benjamin Earl, OP, who has served as Procurator General since 2016. The Procurator General represents the Order of Preachers before the…
ROME — On 19 December 2025, the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, a member of the Province of St. Martin de Porres in the USA, as General Promoter for the Nuns. Fr. Cristóbal succeeds fr. Fernando Antonio García Fernández, OP, a member of the Province of Saint James in…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV received the Master of the Order of Preachers, Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, together with members of the General Curia of the Order, in an audience on December 18, 2025, in the private library of the Apostolic Palace. The meeting offered an occasion for encouragement, exchange, and prayer as the Church prepared to celebrate…
The Order of Preachers rejoices in the election of fr. Dominic Mark Eshikena, OP, as the new Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Joseph the Worker (Nigeria and Ghana). On November 14, 2025 the capitular friars of the Province of Saint Joseph the Worker, gathered in Ibadan (Nigeria), elected fr. Dominic as Prior Provincial. He accepted his new mission…
The Master of the Order of Preachers, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, O.P., has written the following letter in memory of our brother, Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus of Prague. IN MEMORIAM CARDINALIS DOMINIK DUKA Dear Brothers, On Tuesday, November 4, at three o’clock in the morning, our brother, Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus of Prague, passed away…
Dublin, 19 October 2025 For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowlinessbehold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.The Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his name.(Luke 1:48-49) To all Provincials and Vice Provincials,To All Members of the Dominican Family Dear Brothers and Sisters, With gratitude to God, the Giver of all good things, the…
The Vice-Province of St. Pius V, Democratic Republic of Congo, has reelected Brother Augustin Wiliwoli Sibiloni, OP On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the brothers of the Vice-Province of St. Pius V, gathered in chapter, re-elected Brother Augustin Wiliwoli Sibiloni, OP, as Vice-Provincial for a second term. The Master of the Order confirmed his re-election on the same day. One day…
