Members of the Lay Fraternities of Indonesia from across the country gathered at St. Catherine Church in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex in Jakarta, on July 13, 2024. On this occasion, they were visited by fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, General Promoter for the Laity.
In 2004, a Congress for Religious Life was held in Rome, organized by the UISG and USG. It featured diverse religious leaders and focused on group discussions and synodal experiences. Similar methods were used in the 2023-2024 Synod, fostering inclusive dialogue and participation.
On July 6, 2024, the Dominican Province of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomás in Manila hosted “Reinvigorate: Strengthening the Role of the Dominican Laity in Preaching the Gospel,” a national congress for the Dominican Laity, with keynote speakers fr. Jamshed Gill, OP, Socius for Asia-Pacific, and fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, General Promoter for the Dominican Laity.
The annual meeting of the European promoters of the Dominican Order of Justice, Peace and Creation took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 24 to 28, 2024. The gathering was attended by Brother Aniedi Okure, OP (Santa Sabina), Brother Javier Aguilera, OP (Spain), Brother Stephen Cummins, OP (Ireland), Brother Antoine de la Fayolle, OP (France), Brother Günter Reitzi, OP (Austria), Brother Ivan Attard, OP (Malta), Brother Rui Manuel Gracio das Neves, OP (Portugal), Brother Francis Amponsah, OP (The Netherlands), and Brother Alessandro Cortesi, OP (Italy).
Brother Samuel Hakeem, OP, Vocation Promoter of the Province of St. Albert, USA, is reporting about the Vocation Promoters’ Workshop held in Rome, June 17-22.
Our brothers like to welcome promising new vocations, but very few are comfortable promoting them. Such is the reason Brother Juan Manuel Hernandez, OP, General Promoter for Formation, invited the vocation promoters from every province of the Order to Rome. We shared best practices and principles for preparing ourselves to welcome new vocations – young men whom the Lord is…
Vocation Promoters meet to initiate more harmonious vocation promotion at the level of the Order. A meeting of the Order’s Vocation Promoters, organised by the General Curia through the Socius for Fraternal Life and Formation, took place from 17 to 22 June, 2024. The vocation promoters came from different regions where the Order is located and met at the Casa…
On 21 May 2024, the Vatican Post Office and Philatelic Office issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas, on 7 March 1274. The series issued by the Vatican, with a print run of 44,000 stamps, was produced at the Royal Joh. Enschedé in the Netherlands. Each sheet consists of ten stamps, in four-colour offset, 30 x 40 mm. Saint Thomas…
Brother Tomislav Kraljević, OP elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Croatia At the elective Provincial Chapter, held at the Convent of St. Nicholas on the island of Korčula, fr Tomislav Kraljević, OP, Prior of the Convent of St. Dominic in Dubrovnik, was elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Croatia. On 25 June 2024, he was confirmed by the…
Fourth International Congress on the History of the Order in America and First Meeting of American Dominican Archivists to take place in Mendoza, Argentina, 2025 The Fourth International Congress on the History of the Order of Preachers in America and the First Meeting of Dominican Archivists in America will take place in Mendoza, Argentina, from the 28th to the 30th of May 2025. The goals of the gathering are to deepen the…
