News and Events

Songkoy, Pangasinan (Philippines), 02/15/2024, Gina Lontoc, novice.- Amidst the lush greenery and winding rivers in villages of Maruglo, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines lies Sitio Flora—a home for a hundred Aeta families, one of the largest indigenous groups in the country. I was one of the eighteen (18) novices who were assigned to the Indigenous Peoples (IP) sector as part of the 10-day immersion program from January 16 to 26, 2024 under the EXODUS Inter-congregational Program for Novices. With us were three formators in charge of the IP sector, one of them was my formator, Sr. Rosy Karippai, OP.

Bogota (Colombia), Sr. Ana Francisca Vergara April, February 12, 2024.- Time spins and spins, the liturgical cycle rotates and rotates and we must say that we are once again entering the season of Lent. Time seems to move faster than past years, and we pass from purple to white to green, with some red tones from time to time, almost without noticing it. This is the impression in daily life; everything is running, everything goes fast, we have not finished living a great experience, and we are already on the way to another one.

Bagdad (Iraq), 02/11/2024, Assembly Communication Commission.- In an atmosphere of fraternity and welcome, on February 3 we met at the Vice Provincial House in Baghdad, Iraq, the sisters of the communities of Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq to celebrate our Vice Provincial Assembly.

Lima (Perú), 01/26/2024, Delegates of the Provincial Chapter.- A memorable day to continue the process of the Chapter. Our Province, the smallest in the Congregation, was made great by the courage to accept God's will in the election of our new Provincial Superior.

 Putaendo (Chile), 01/21/2024, The delegates of the Vice-Provincial Assembly of Aconcagua.- We are living a time of grace, encounter and communion, where we continue to discern together the future of the Vice-Province of Aconcagua. We are aware that the reality we live today is complex and requires our creativity and audacity to continue to be women who are bearers of the Good News of the Kingdom in the midst of our brothers and sisters, especially the most vulnerable.

Bagdad (Iraq), 12/23/2023, Sr. María de los Ángeles Flores Pérez.- The doors of the church open in Karrada as a place to welcome those who arrive, be they Christians or Muslims. Karrada, where the community lives, is a neighborhood that throughout the 20th century was primarily a Christian neighborhood in Baghdad. In the present century, it has been rapidly inhabited by Muslims.

Medellín (Colombia), 01/06/2024, Sisters of the Communications Team of the Provincial Chapter.- With joy, hope and desire to walk together, the XIX Provincial Chapter was held from December 26, 2023 to January 4, 2024 in the Province of Medellín, in an ecclesial and Congregational atmosphere. We give thanks to God for the election of the Provincial Superior and her Councilors, for their life, their vocation and their availability to assume this service of authority with commitment, responsibility and joy.

Bangalore (India), 01/03/2024, Media Team.- On December 28, 2023, the province of India began its 4th Provincial Chapter assembly with an opening prayer. The prayer was based on the theme of the Chapter “Revitalizing community life and mission by listening to the Holy Spirit and embracing vulnerability,”. Having prepared through prayer, fasting, and abstinence and filled with the Spirit, the new provincial and the provincial councilors were elected. Maria Escayola, the superior general, and the council confirmed the election of the Provincial and the Councillors for the Province of India.

Dassasgho (Africa), 01/02/2024, MCS.- We begin our day with a prayer full of symbolism. Gathered in the chapel of Saint Dominic of Dassasgho at 8:15 a.m., the capitulars, on their knees, implored the assistance of Emmanuel and the grace of his Spirit. Afterwards, each one, candle in hand, took the light of Christ and everyone in a procession sang the Dominican Salve towards the statue of Marie Poussepin in the playground of the nursery school. This is where we put our candles and sang “Veni Creator.”