From October 12 to 18, 2025, the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace (IDCJP) gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, for a week of reflection, prayer, and shared mission under the theme “Challenges in Approaching Justice and…
Welcome to our 2nd in a series of four communications that we hope will support your participation in the of the Conference of the Parties, COP 30. This entry focuses on major topics for deliberation and…
In 1238, Emily Bicchieri was born the fourth of seven daughters to a family in Vercelli, Italy. Even as a young girl, Emily responded to the needs of the poor and troubled. She gave away any…
In the heart of Ndola’s industrial area, a convoy of trucks enters a factory while workers operate forklifts, moving back and forth to load boxes of raw materials onto trucks. Joel Kabwe recalls how the stress…
Welcome to our 1st in a series of four communications that we hope will support your participation in the of the Conference of the Parties, COP 30. This entry focuses on ways you can participate. Nature…
A member of the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Sr. Maureen Geary, recently completed her term in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), a national organization representing the vast majority of Catholic…
On 10 November through 20 November, people from over 190 countries will gather in Belém, Brazil for the 30th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP) commonly referred to as COP 30. It is the…
From September 29 to October 1, 2025, Sr. Maria Luz Mission, DSIC Coordinator for Asia Pacific, visited the congregations in South Vietnam. She shares: “Thank God for a wonderful visit we had in South Vietnam with…