News and Events

Lima (Perú), 04/30/2019, Sr. Patricia Avendaño Álvarez.- In the framework of the Canonical Visit of the Master of the Dominican Order, Fr. Bruno Cadoré, OP, to the province of San Juan Bautista of Perú, from April 29th to May 5th of this year, the sisters of the different congregations that integrated the National Federation of Apostolic Life Sisters, we were invited to participate, on April 30th, in a Eucharist presided by him, at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lima and then, at a moment of dialogue and sharing.

Barcelona (Spain), 04/18/2019, Sr. Gemma Morató.- We offer you a poster, ready to print, to celebrate the Easter celebration with some words from Sr. Maria Escayola, Superior General.

Camporredondo (Perú), Sr. María del Carmen Bedoya, 04/13/2019.- In the Diocese of Chachapoyas, every year the course of catechists is held, it is an intense time of formation for the pastoral agents of the Parish. The catechists of the different communities come together to share the queries, concerns and initiatives that are emerging in the pastoral work, but above all, they share their experience of faith, that makes each workshop unique and enriching.

Urabá Region (Colombia), 04/06/2919, Sr. Carolina María Agudelo A.- COMPARTIR was founded in 1994at a time when Urabá became the epicenter of the armed conflict in Colombia. Social problems derived from political violence increased and the victims were in urgent need of medical attention. For this reason, Monsignor Isaías Duarte Cancino promoted the creation of an emergency center for the attention to victims of violence, widows and orphans.

México, 03/19/2019, Sr. Georgina González Velásquez.- We thank the Lord for his Provident care throughout these first 40 years of our arrival in Mexican lands. By the missionary audacity of our first sisters Leonor Avellaneda Navas and Maria Lilia Alcira Vacca Avila sent on mission on March 19 under the paternal protection of Saint Joseph.

Roma (Italy), 04/02/2019, Fr. Jean-Ariel Bauza-Salinas, OP, general secretary.- Dear brothers and sisters of the Dominican Family, you will find attached a message from the Master of the Order inviting you to pray for and reflect on Europe on the occasion of the feast of our sister Saint Catherine of Siena, Co-Patroness of Europe, on 29 April.

Santafé de Bogotá (Colombia), 03/25/2019, Sr. Luz Marina Socha Gómez.- On the solemnity of the Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Provincial House was adorned for the feast and for the joy of the first profession of Marierka Milagros Santana Trinidad, of Dominican nationality.

Paris (France), 03/05/2019, Sr. Véronique Margron, president of the Corref; F. Marc Botzung and F. Daniel Federspiel, Vice presidents.- On March 5, the channel ARTE broadcast a documentary on the sexual abuse of which nuns were and are victims. This report is chilling and what it portrays hardly bearable. 

Burkina Faso, 02/05/2019, Srs. d'Africa.- On February 15, 2019. Father Antonio César Fernández lost his life at the age of 73, by the murderous bullets of terrorists in Burkina Faso. He served the Church of Togo, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.