Meeting in Caleruega
From August 19-25, 45 of our younger Sisters representing the five continental areas of DSIC will gather in Caleruega, Spain, to reflect on God’s dream for us as women preachers in today’s world. Their reflections will…
Ukraine: Sisters seeking meaning, light and Resurrection in the midst of darkness
Sisters: Antonia Estrada Vázquez, María Jesús González and Maria Mayo from the Congregation of Santo Domingo have returned to Kiev, Ukraine to continue their mission in the Children’s House Dim Ditey. In the latest letter, they…
YSOP 24 MADRID – ANNUAL MEETING OF THE YOUNGER SISTERS
February 10-12, 2024 The Younger Sisters of Europe held their annual meeting in Madrid. They had inspiring lectures about the founding history of their congregations, the social and justice work of the Dominican Order in general,…
DSIC Coordinating Council Meeting 2023 – Rome
The DSIC Coordinating Council met in Rome, Convent of Santa Sabina from November 20 to 25.(Photo) from left to right; Sr. Pilar del Barrio, OP (Cont. Coord. for Europe), Sr. Izide Vecchi, OP (Cont. Coord. for…
Sr. Rosmery Castañeda: the only Dominican Sister with voice and vote at the Synod on Synodality
Participating in the Assembly will be for her “a calling and a sending in these times that our Church is living”. Sister Rosmery Castañeda, a nun of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation, has…
With Ukraine under siege, sister shepherds supplies cross-country to civilians
Traversing Europe’s second largest nation is not for the faint-hearted, even in peacetime. At 233,030 square miles, Ukraine — an immense country of rolling plains, grasslands and steppes — is just slightly smaller than Texas, and traveling from…
Pope names Dominican Sister to lead Academy of Social Sciences
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis has named Dominican Sister Helen Alford, dean of the faculty of social sciences at the Angelicum University in Rome, to be president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The…
YSOP23 (YOUNG SISTERS OP)
42 Dominican Sisters of Apostolic Life from 13 European countries gathered in Rome from February 23-26 for the YSOP23 Meeting. For more than 13 years now, the youngest Sisters of the European Congregations have been meeting…