Mission Statement
U.S. Dominican Leadership Conference is an organization that unites and supports elected leaders of the Dominican Sisters Conference
who are committed to building relationships and collaborating in the mission of preaching the Gospel for the sake of a more just world order.
The networking organization for elected leaders of Dominican congregations in the United States.
Who are the Dominicans?
There are thousands of women and men in the United States and around the world who follow the life example of St. Dominic, a Spanish preacher who brought the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people hungry for the truth. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers, a worldwide Family of friars, sisters, nuns, laity, associates and volunteers and others who share a passion for the Word of God and its communication.
Learn more at Dominican Life | USA.
News & Updates
An Update from the UN: Indigenous Permanent Peoples Forum
Theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent” Dates April 26-May 1, 2022 Co-Charing the Amazon subcommittee of the Mining Working Group is one of the privileges I have here in New York. I became part of this committee upon my arrival in the […]
Video Recording from the Climate Change and Environmental Injustice Webinar
Monday, March 14th, 2022 English Recording
An Update from the UN: Commission on the Status of Women 66 Outcomes
The Commission on the Status of Women 66 completed two weeks on March 25th with negotiations on the Agreed Conclusions Document as well as the Methods of Work. The various parallel events addressed different dimensions of the priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and […]
Commission on the Status of Women Meeting
It’s almost time for the Commission on the Status of Women meeting from March 14-25th. It will be a historic meeting with the possibly of nearly 50,000 women joining virtually. This is one of the blessings of the pandemic. ZOOM. This media has allowed more women to participate from around the world than ever before. […]
Everyone Included
The Commission for Social Development is still ongoing. It will be completed February 18th. In preparation for the annual Commission for Social Development, the Secretary General, Antonio Guterres submits a report on the progress of the SDG’s in light of the priority theme identified by the commission. The priority theme is: Inclusive and resilient recovery […]
An Update from the UN: CSOCD 60
CSOCD 60 theme is: “Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity for all: eradicating poverty and hunger in all its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda.” be held from February 7-16, 2022. This week at the UN, the Commission on Social Development begins. The Civil Society Forum […]
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