News and Events

Colombia, 08/14/2020, Sr. Zabrina Llanos Bolaños, Coordinator of the Interprovincial Team for Vocational Youth Ministry.- Since the 55th General Chapter, the Congregation in the provinces of Colombia and El Caribe has begun a process of forming an interprovincial team of Youth Vocational Ministry with the main objective of energizing the process of creating and developing the project of the Presentation Youth Network. For this reason, a group of sisters from the different Provinces of Colombia and El Caribe have had periodical meetings to find common lines of action and share significant experiences that can strengthen interprovincial network with young people.

France / Philippines, 08/03/2020.- Two prayer requests come to us from France and the Philippines.

Manizales (Colombia), 07/21/2020, Srs. Province of Manizales.- Since 1976, La Patria, newspaper has been giving an award called "El Caldense del Año" (Caldense of the year, Caldense means a native of Caldas) to a person who has lived at least ten years in this department and is distinguished by his/her contribution to the social and economic sector.

La Favorita, Mendoza (Argentina), Father Marcelo Martínez, Parish Priest, Parish San José Obrero.- The annual collection of Caritas is an invitation to share not only our possessions, but also our desires to build a future full of hope for many of our brothers and sisters.

Manizales (Colombia), 06/16/2020, UCM.- The Executive Council of the Catholic University of Manizales re-elects Sr. Elizabeth Caicedo Caicedo as Rector. 

Bucaramanga (Colombia), 05/30/2020, Sr. Luz María Gutiérrez Rozo.- In this time of pandemic and in preparing for the feast of Pentecost, I wanted to write some lyrics asking the Holy Spirit to be present in our lives and Sr. Eleein Paola Navarro González has composed the music for this lyric and so we are able to share them with you. 

Bogotá (Colombia), Sr. Ana Francisca Vergara, May 31, 2020.- The gift of the evening of the first day, from fear to joy.

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 05/17/2020, Srs. of Africa.- The sisters and novices of the Vice-Province of Africa pays homage to Sr. Maria Escayola Coris, Superior General of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, on the occasion of the celebration of the golden jubilee of her Religious Profession, congratulating for her total dedication to God and the service in the Congregation.

Medellín (Colombia), 05/24/2020, Sr. Gloria Eugenia Piedrahita Tamayo.- On the feast of ASCENSION OF THE LORD is the LIV WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS, and the message of Pope Francis will be read, reflected and prayed "That you may tell your children and grandchildren” (cf. Ex 10:2), Life becomes history".