From 18-27 May, an International Encounter of the Pauline Cooperators was held in Italy to celebrate the Association’s Centenary of Foundation. The program included visits to the sites associated with the Pauline Family and St. Paul in Rome, a 2-day Congress on the theme What It Means To Be a Pauline Cooperator in the Church… Read more »
Two FSPs from our Central European Delegation (Sr. Andrea from Prague and Sr. Virginia from Dusseldorf) participated in the national meeting of Catholic universities of the Czech Republic (Studentský Velehrad), held in Velehrad, which was evangelized in 863 A.D. by Sts. Cyril and Methodius , patrons of the Slavic peoples. The encounter, entitled It Depends… Read more »
To celebrate World Communications Day 2018 the Daughters of St. Paul and Society of St. Paul organized a day-long symposium entitled Fake News and the Pope, held in the FSP Alberione Auditorium in Pasay City. The annual celebration was attended by more than 200 people, including representatives of the clergy, men and women religious, seminarians,… Read more »
More than a thousand medical sisters in India silently contribute to the health care of the poorest and most marginalized. The “Sister Doctors Forum of India” (SDFI) is a group of thousands of religious who are also specialized in the medical profession, with highly qualified studies. The sisters belong to 104 religious congregations, which are… Read more »
Help us to be a Church that goes forth, drawing near to all, especially the less fortunate. Teach us to be missionary disciples of Jesus Christ, the Lord of Miracles, living in love, seeking unity and practising mercy, so that, protected by the intercession of Our Lady of Evangelization, we may live the joy of… Read more »
In the book The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese, an Italian writer and poet, the protagonist–an orphan–closes his eyes to see if, upon reopening them, the world before him has disappeared and been replaced by a better one. Perhaps many of us have done the same thing at one time or another. And… Read more »
The 14th edition of Vicenza’s annual Biblical Festival took place from 3-27 May in Vicenza, Verona, Padua, Rovigo and Vittorio Veneto. The very up-to-date theme of the event was The Future, presented principally in its fundamental connection to our existence. Organized and promoted by the Diocese of Vicenza and the Society of St. Paul, this… Read more »
The meeting organized by the US Embassy to the Holy See with the Union of Superiors General took place in Rome on the topics of the presence of women religious on the front lines of the war zones and against human trafficking. One of the participants in the seminar, Sister Carmen Bandeo, explains the importance… Read more »
Help us to recognize the evil latent in a communication that does not build communion. Help us to remove the venom from our judgements. Help us to speak about others as our brothers and sisters. You are faithful and trustworthy; may our words be seeds of goodness for the world: where there is shouting, let… Read more »
From April 13 to 27, 2018, the Daughters of St. Paul of Korea, guided by Sr. Anna Caiazza, general councilor for the apostolate, embarked on a fascinating “journey” within the pages of Apostolato Stampa, a text published in 1933 by Fr. James Alberione and used by him for lessons on the apostolate given to his… Read more »
