News and Events

Barcelona (Spain), 10/31/2021, Sr. Conchi García.- Sharing what we are is one of the great gifts that we can give each other and, of course, that we can offer to God. Recognizing what God has placed in us is a step that brings us closer to the Father's will. The gifts we have received are to put them at the service of others, and that is how we can get a little closer to God who loves us so much. We thank Sister Eleein Paola for sharing with all of us, with the Congregation and with so many people who are sensitive to Marie Poussepin’s gaze.

Girardot, Cundinamarca (Colombia), 10/17/2021, Sr. Olga María Botia Sánchez.- In the context of the celebration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty that was declared by UN General Assembly, through its resolution 47/196, ... it can be verified that, despite the efforts and initiatives of different organizations to make the world aware of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries, "the statistics of the World Bank and the United Nations show that there are more than one billion people living in extreme poverty in the world. Of this large total, 70% are women. Similarly, 7 out of every 10 people who die of hunger in the world are women or girls (UNIFEM, 2010) and according to the World Labor Organization, women currently make up 60% of the working poor".

Barcelona (Spain), 10/13/2021, Srs. Gemma Morató and Conchi García.- To celebrate this October 14, a very dear feast for all of us, especially in this year in which we celebrate the 325th anniversary of the foundation, we wanted to recover a cartoon: "Marie Poussepin or the rapture for Charity" drawn and written by Sr. Nora Inés Fonnegra (province of Medellin) with the help of Guillermo J. Espinosa for the beatification in 1994. We believe it is a good remembrance and a nice souvenir. Inside we find some drawings that we have often used in the Congregation for various activities. May Marie Poussepin help us and enlighten us in these difficult times, may we know how to be like her. 

Amman (Jordan), 20/09/2021, Sr. Aliya Hikmat.- The International Day of Peace is celebrated every year on September 21. Established in 1981 by the United Nations, is a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. This day should not be confused with the World Day of Peace, January 1, a day of prayer for peace instituted by Pope Paul VI, in 1968, within the Catholic Church.

Rome (Italy), 09/19/2021, Centra Family: Matteo, Sara and Sofia.- To all Dominican Sisters of the Presentation: Our little warrior Sofia, (you already know her because your sisters welcomed us, since December 2020, in the little house next to the Valdieri House in Rome) is almost three years old, is still facing many battles in life.

Bucaramanga (Colombia), 09/16/2021, Sr. María Eugenia Ardila Rueda, delegada JPIC Provincia de Bucaramanga.- On August 30, at 3:00 p.m. (Rome), the JPIC delegates and few sisters from different structures of the Congregation gathered for a second international online meeting. We were 33 sisters.

Colombia, 09/14/2021, Sr. María Leonor Charria Angulo.- In preparation for this Dominican jubilee of the Dies Natalis of St. Dominic, the Master of the Order exhorted us to ask ourselves: What does it mean for us to "be at table with St. Dominic" here and now?

Songkoy (Philippines), 09/08/2021, Sr. Ruby Clare Pulickal.- Today, Sr. Nguyen Thi Thien Kim and Sr. Dang Thi Bich Ha, from Vietnam, made their first profession in Buenlag Parish Church, Calasiao, Philippines, presided by Reverend Socrates B. Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen Dagupan.

Dighton, MA (USA), 09/08/2021, Sr. Karen Champagne.- Sister Vimala Vadakumpadan of the United States Vice-Province was recently appointed to the Steward Health Care’s Board of Directors. Sister has served as Chairperson of the Board of Steward’s Saint Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2005. Saint Anne’s Hospital was the Congregation’s first foundation in the United States in 1905.