On December 14th, 2024, Cardinal Frank Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, presided the Eucharist in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of his priestly ordination. He celebrated together with the Dominican Family, to which he has a strong bond, since he is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic. Indeed, he made his perpetual profession as a tertiary priest of the Order in the same Basilica on May 11th, 2008.
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 Calls for Communicative Action for a Synodal Church This article reflects on the Catholic Church’s communication ministry, inspired by the Final Document of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod[1]. This reading aims to provide spiritual and practical tools that help communicators embrace their mission with greater depth and effectiveness. 1. The Heart of Synodality. Called by the Holy…
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,…
At the Santo Domingo Convent in Guatemala City, the Provincial Chapter of the Saint Vincent Ferrer Province of Central America re-elected Brother Ricardo Guardado Flores, OP, for a second four-year term. His first term lasted from May 2021 to November 2024. The election took place on November 19, 2024, and was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard…
A new canonization for a member of the Dominican Family: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. In his general audience on 20 November 2024, Pope Francis announced that this event will take place as part of the Jubilee of Young People, as the highlight of the summer days dedicated to young people during the coming Holy Year. The young student from Turin,…
