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,…
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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 »
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 »
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…
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“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 »
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 »
On the occasion of the 97th World Mission Day, celebrated on 22 October 2023, Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all over the world. The data is taken from the latest Statistical Yearbook of the Church (updated to 31 December 2021). As of 31 December 2021,… Read more »
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…
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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…
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Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for fully human communication: this is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 58th World Communications Day, to be celebrated in 2024. “The evolution of artificial intelligence systems,” reads the presentation of the theme, released by the Holy See Press Office, “makes it increasingly natural to communicate…
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