Dearest sisters and young women in formation, As always, this year too I am captivated by the holy Night when the heavens opened above the shepherds guarding their flocks. However, this year, perhaps because of everything that is going on right now, I am particularly struck by the contrast in Luke’s narrative between the brilliant… Read more »
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ITALY Golden Jubilee Celebrations
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 »
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 »Meeting for Communicators in Africa
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cepacs (the Pan-African Committee for Social Communications), Catholic Bishops and media professionals from all parts of the continent met in Lagos, Nigeria for a 3-day conference. The purposes of the encounter was to redefine the body’s goals, examine the Church’s presence in the digital and multimedia world, and question… 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 »Recognition of Women Religious Combatting Human Trafficking
“They are a symbol of hope for all children, women and men who are victims and who suffer shame and trauma.” That is how Sr. Seli Thomas, a Indian member of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, described the Common Good Award conferred on her in London on 31 Oct. 2023 at the first Sisters Anti-Trafficking… 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 »