Pope Paul III authorized them to set up houses in this country that would eventually become part of the Portuguese province.
The Dominican Family in India consists of friars, nuns and lay collaborators.
It has contemplative nuns as well as six congregations of nuns active in mission works.
It also has Dominican Laity Chapters at six places and Dominican Council of Youth in five places, its website states.
The Order has been making efforts to animate and collaborate with the youth in their ministry.
The social work wing of Dominican Fathers, Indian Centre for Integrated Development (ICID), strives to empower the vulnerable and weaker sections of society and enable them to lead a dignified life.
Today, the Dominicans are present in 102 countries across the globe. This year, they are celebrating the golden jubilee of their arrival in Nagpur in 1959.
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