Author: danielafsp

IUSG: First Meeting on Communicating Religious Life

Communicating religious life, particularly women’s religious life, in order to strengthen networking and collaboration among various institutes and congregations, witness to the Gospel and build bridges: this is the goal of the first international meeting organized by the International Union of Superiors General (IUSG) to be held in November 2023. A webinar was held to… Read more »

CZECH REPUBLIC
Cinema, Spirituality and Digital Literacy

Cinema, spirituality and digital literacy–these terms summarize a series of apostolic initiatives held in the Czech Republic in the second half of January 2023. The community of the Daughters of St. Paul has been present in the Czech Republic for almost 30 years now. They are known there through their publishing apostolate and book…

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ZAMBIA
New Pauline Center

25 January 2023 marked an important date for the large FSP Delegation comprised of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Malawi and Zambia. On that date, the Delegation government joined the community in Lusaka (Zambia) for the inauguration of its new Pauline Center, made up of a book center and house for the sisters. Right Reverend… Read more »

Talitha Kum Battles Human Trafficking

Talitha Kum is an international organization of Catholic nuns founded by the International Union of Women Superiors General in 2009 to combat the trafficking and exploitation of human beings, victims who, according to the United Nations, are more than 72 percent women and girls, and one-third of whom are minors. Considered a Catholic charity, it…

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January 2023

Yoko – Maria Agnes YOSHIOKA / Maria – Redenta VANNINI / Maria Teresa PATI / Tommasa MASELLA / Purificacion – Maria Costanza JUSTO / Rita – Maria Nives BORMOLINI

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In memory of Maestra Thecla 2023

Letter of Sr. Anna Caiazza, Superior General

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Speaking one day with Sr. Vincenza Salvà–who left us a few months ago at the age of 105–I was particularly struck by one thing she said: “When Prima Maestra would meet with anyone, she would look into the person’s eyes and her first question would be, …

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Final Message 2023

Cari sorelle e fratelli, con gioia condividiamo con voi il Messaggio finale del nostro Incontro dei Governi Generali della Famiglia Paolina, che, in questo gennaio 2023, è giunto al suo 40° anniversario. Si tratta di un cammino vissuto insieme per quarant’anni e di una progressiva crescita nella conoscenza, di cui oggi possiamo cogliere alcuni frutti…

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Journalism’s “Third stage”

Two major events have tested contemporary journalism, but have we taken the time to reflect on what happened? Pandemic and war are the magnets that, because of their enormous reach, have attracted news coverage, renewed languages and distorted every televised “liturgy.” Another element–the digital one–has corroded the usual “modes” of televised journalistic reporting: deserted studios… Read more »

More than 100 men and women religious kidnapped, arrested or killed in 2022

According to data collected by the Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, 12 priests and 5 women religious were murdered in different countries in 2022, while 42 priests and 9 nuns were kidnapped. Around the world, the areas where Christians suffer the most discrimination and sometimes persecution are in vast parts of Africa, most…

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