News and Events

Melipilla (Chile), 10/26/2018, Erwin Olmos Palacios, missionary of the Ligua.- Between October 12th and 14th, the “Presentation Missionaries” community coming from different places from Chile and Argentina, met at Nuestra Señora de la Presentación School in Melipilla. Nuns, priests and lay people met under the slogan “Church with open eyes, not sleeping”.

Con Con (Chile), 10/24/2018, Sr. Jeny Obreque.- Almost 100 PRESENTATION YOUNG and some teachers met on August 31st, September 1st and 2nd at Santa María Goretti School in Concón, which is ruled by Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation, representing the three schools the congregation has in Chile. The objective of this activity was to look for together the way how to be a change agent in its corresponding environments.

Pitalito (Colombia), 10/17/2018, Lay Participants.- From October 11 to 14, 2018, the 17th meeting of the Lay associates of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation was held in Pitalito (Huila). Its objective was to share on the Encyclical “LAUDATO SI” of Pope Francis about taking care of our common house.

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), 10/20/2018, sr. Ana Patricia Londoño.-  The charitable roads of Abbot Jean Baptiste Fouque and of the daughters of Marie Poussepin had already crossed in Marseille (France) from the beginning of the 20th century, when the charitable priest asked Sisters to the Superior General of the Dominicans of the Presentation of Tours, to manage some of his works, including Saint Joseph’s Hospital.

Maracaibo (Venezuela), September 2018, Sr. Yadira Laya.- On September 21 to 23, 2018 at the Presentation School of Maracaibo, Venezuela, took place the workshop: "Training and Accompaniment in the Preparation of Solidarity Projects."

Tours (France), 10/15/2018, RCF.- On October 5, as part of her visit to France to participate in the beatification of Father Jean Baptiste Fouque, founder of Saint Joseph Hospital in Marseille, Sr. Ana Patricia Londoño, director of the Pediatric Center in Haiti, was interviewed by RCF Touraine.

Barcelona (Spain), 10/14/2018, Srs. Gemma Morató and Conchi García.- On the feast day of Marie Poussepin, our Mother Foundress, we are releasing a video to speak about her and her Charism. Through the experiences of our Sisters who follow her footsteps all over the world, the input from Sr. Dominique du Christ, the Archivist of the Congregation and a reflection from Sr. Maria Escayola, the Superior General, we wish a joyful celebration of this red-letter day to all those who live the Dominican Spirit of the Presentation.

Kerala (India), September 2018, Sr. Philomina Vengachottil.- State of Kerala lived the most devastating flood of the century. It brought in an army of Good Samaritans who came from all over the state who risked their own lives to rescue the people and to get them back on their feet. The waters rose but Kerala was not overcome. Even when their own homes were water-logged, volunteers travelled around to save the lives of the people who marooned in homes and institutions.

Bogotá (Colombia), 09/15/2018, Sr. Luz Marina Socha.- With deep gratitude, the province of Santa Fe celebrated with joy, happiness and participation the feast in honor of the elderly sisters who are located in the community of Miramonte, Fusagasuga.