Eight Daughters of St. Paul from our Indian province recently celebrated their Golden Jubilees of religious profession. The provincial superior of the Society of St. Paul, Fr. Joby Mathew, presided over the Eucharist, together with 15 concelebrating priests. A festive reception followed the Liturgy. During the cake-cutting ceremony, the jubilarians (Srs. Ancy, Clare C.L, Elsa,… Read more »
News about the Pauline life
DEM. REP. CONGO Presentation of the Synod on the FSP Website
Among the events that have taken place in the Catholic Church lately, one was particularly important: the First Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: A Synodal Church in Mission. Aware of the significance of this event and the fact that many Congolese Catholics have little understanding …
Read more »ITALY Spiritual Itinerary for the Pauline Family 2024
A course of spiritual exercises launching the Spiritual Itinerary for the Pauline Family 2024 recently concluded at the St. Paul House on the grounds of the FSP Generalate, Rome. About 43 people from almost all the branches of the Pauline Family (Society of St. Paul, Daughters of St. Paul, Pious Disciples of the Divine Master,…
Read more »As in Heaven, So Also on Earth
Beautiful Assunta Hall is located in the Vincentian Compound on the Rione Sanità, one of the oldest and most fascinating neighborhoods of Naples. It is a place rich in history, art and culture, but also characterized by degradation, criminality and marginality. The Hall recently hosted a public meeting on the subject of prisons, justice, forgiveness… Read more »
ITALY Book City Milan
In 2012, the Promoting Committee and the Milan Department of Culture invited Italian publishers to create a shared event among all the protagonists of the publishing system. Its purpose was to put books, reading and readers at the center of a series of events spread throughout Milan and its environs as engines and protagonists of… Read more »
ITALY Eighth Edition of #ioleggoperché
The 2023 edition of the teamwork initiative to replenish school libraries was held from 4-12 November 2023. Nearly 2.5 million new books were donated to school libraries in the first seven editions of #ioleggoperché (“I read because…”). This major project to promote reading throughout Italy–the largest national event of its kind–was carried out…
Read more »PAKISTAN Mission to the schools of Multan
Our sisters in Multan, a city of more than 1,800,000 people located in central Pakistan, wrote to tell us that during September-October 2023, they redoubled their efforts to reach new schools in the Punjab region. Here is their testimony: “We would like to share our deep joy that with the help of the Queen of… Read more »
GERMANY FSPs at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023
Now in its 75th year, the Frankfurt International Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) took place from 18-22 October 2023. The Fair, which is the largest international event for the exchange of book rights, involves thousands of exhibitors from all over the world, along with a huge amount of publishing professionals. This year, representatives of more than…
Read more »BRAZIL 1st Pauline Cooperators Meeting for Southeast Brazil
In a manuscript dated 11 June 1954, Blessed James Alberione describes the Pauline Cooperators thus: “[They are] people who understand the Pauline Family and are united in spirit and understanding with it.” The first Meeting of the Cooperators of the Pauline Family of the Southeastern Region of Brazil, which took place on 17 Sept. 2023…
Read more »GERMANY A Singular Message from Our Nuremberg Community
It is with joy and surprise that we would like to inform you that, as of this summer, there is an exhibit in the museum of our diocese in Bamberg that offers a symbolic presentation of 12 women. The majority of these women were founders of religious institutes, including our own Maestra Thecla Merlo. The… Read more »