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…
The Notre-Dame des Prêcheurs Federation reflected on the future of Dominican contemplative life, collaboration within the Dominican Family and the joy of their vocation. LA SAINTE-BAUME, FRANCE — From May 4-9, 2026, the Notre-Dame des Prêcheurs Federation of Dominican monasteries in France held its Federal Assembly at the Hostellerie of the Dominican friars at La Sainte-Baume, in southern France. The…
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Rome, 2 February 2026 Prot. n. 70/26/035 Varia_General To the Prioresses of Dominican Monasteries DEAR SISTERS, With joy, I greet you and all the sisters as the Church celebrates the World Day of Consecrated Life. On this day of thanksgiving, we recognize anew the beauty of lives given wholly to God for the sake…
On December 20, the Dominican Family at the Prouilhe Monastery organized a Day of Peace dedicated to Cameroon, responding to the call of the Master of the Order and the Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace. The initiative was prepared jointly by the nuns of Prouilhe and the Dominican Lay Fraternity of St. Dominic of Prouilhe as part of 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…
In a new book, a cloistered Dominican nun offers an inside look at monastic life, seeking to dispel common misconceptions and invite readers into the quiet joy of contemplation. Many people imagine cloistered religious life as distant, inaccessible, or detached from ordinary human experience. In Joy Within His House: A Cloistered Nun’s Reflections on Following Christ, Sister Mary Magdalene of…
