VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the death of the order’s founder, St. Dominic Guzman.

To mark the 800th anniversary of the arrival of St. Dominic’s order in England, four friars make a 225-mile pilgrimage from Kent to Oxford. Coinciding with the Dominican arrival in England, friars are ...

The Dominican Order is celebrating an important jubilee year in honor of the anniversary of the death of its founder, St. Dominic of Guzman. This year 2021 marks the 800th year since the death of the ...

Perhaps you’ve seen those white-habited “men of the cloth” around Benicia and wondered “What’s that all about?” Those are friars of the Order of Preachers! A friar (from the Latin word for “brother”) ...

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Dominic at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Bologna, Italy, in this Oct. 1, 2017, file photo. In a message commemorating the 800th anniversary of the death of St.

Dominican friars ordered to leave Saint Mary’s Church welcomed by local Albertus Magnus College, will move to 490 Prospect St. priory house. Three Dominican Friars, forced to depart Saint Mary’s ...