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Los frailes de la Provincia de San Luis Bertrand de Colombia se reunieron en asamblea el 17 de junio en Villa de Leyva, en preparación para el Capítulo Provincial que se celebrará en noviembre de este año.

Frailes de la Provincia de San Luis Bertrand se reúnen en asamblea antes del Capítulo Provincial | Ordo Praedicatorum | OFICIAL VILLA DE LEYVA, Colombia — Los frailes de la Provincia de San Luis Bertrand de Colombia se reunieron en asamblea el 17 de junio en Villa de Leyva, en preparación para…Continuar leyendo →

The Dominican Order rejoices in the recognition of Venerable Maria Petra Giordano, OP, a contemplative nun of the Monastery of Santa Maria del Sasso in Bibbiena.

On 18 June 2026, Pope Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to recognize her heroic virtue, an important step on the path toward beatification.

Born Nicoletta Giordano in Naples in 1912, she entered the Dominican monastery in Bibbiena at age 22 and gave her life to prayer, silence, fraternity and service. Over more than seven decades of religious life, she served as mistress of novices, prioress, and a collaborator in the renewal of the Constitutions of the Nuns after the Second Vatican Council.

Her hidden life reminds the whole Dominican family of the fruitfulness of contemplation: a life wholly given to God, sustaining the preaching of the Gospel through penance and prayer.

Venerable Maria Petra Giordano, OP, pray for us.

Today, June 18, the Servant of God Maria Petra Giordano, OP, a contemplative nun of the Monastery of Santa Maria del Sasso in Bibbiena, has been declared Venerable!

Dominican Order Rejoices as Maria Petra Giordano Declared Venerable | Ordo Praedicatorum | OFFICIAL The Servant of God Maria Petra Giordano, OP, a contemplative nun of the Monastery of Santa Maria del Sasso in Bibbiena, has been declared Venerable. ROME — Pope Leo XIV…Continue reading →

Congratulations to our brother, fr. Olivier Catel, OP!

Dominican Scholar Receives Doctorate from Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Ordo Praedicatorum | OFFICIAL His thesis explores fasting in ancient Christian and ancient rabbinic literature, bringing two religious and literary traditions into dialogue around a shared spiritual practice. On 15 June 2026, fr. Olivier…Continue reading →