Dearest sisters and young women in formation, I do not usually write to you for Advent, but the desire to do so has matured in me during this time in which I am flying from one city to another in Bolivia, Peru and Mexico, meeting our sisters and listening from the heart to their joys,… Read more »
On 30 October, the Pauline Family around the world celebrated the Feast of Jesus Master. In the small FSP community in Taichung, this day took on a climate of special joy. The festive atmosphere intensified with the arrival of many Daughters of St. Paul from Kaohsiung and Taipei, as well as their Cooperators. All looked… Read more »
There is no doubt that globalization has shrunk the world and has given exponential growth to cultural exchanges. The sharing that social media rapidly facilitates by fostering a perception of proximity can be as cynical as it is supportive. Indeed, social media is the realm of illusion and “information bulimia” on the Internet, and only… Read more »
A special event for Ecclesia in Asia (the Church in Asia) was held from 12-30 October 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of foundation of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. The theme of the encounter was: “And they took another way” (Mt. 2:12). 17 cardinals, 125 archbishops and bishops, 25 priests, 6 women religious…
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Gospel 2022: A Word for Every Day, a Pauline publication, was in a backpack on the rear seat of a military vehicle, when its Ukrainian driver, Yuri Bovt, was suddenly caught under a hail of Russian artillery. To his amazement one of the bullets, which could have fatally wounded him, penetrated the center of the…
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The Daughters of St. Paul in Abuja celebrated Mission Sunday this year in a small parish in the village of Tasha, where most people speak Hausa, an Afro-Asiatic language widely used in northern Nigeria. Sr. Josephine Idowu and Sr. Oluwakemi Akinleye had the opportunity to inform parishioners about the scourge of human trafficking. Their input… Read more »
World and Mission, the monthly magazine of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), is celebrating its 150th birthday. Italy’s oldest missionary magazine, it chronicles the life of the Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania, offering a glimpse into the peoples and societies of these continents through the stories of missionaries. The periodical…
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Akiko – Maria Generosa WAKITA / Erminia – Maria Gemma PRIANTE / Yoko – Maria Giovanna IMAMICHI
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“You shall be my witnesses”: this was the slogan of World Mission Day 2022, celebrated on Sunday, 23 October. The Daughters of St. Paul of Brescia wanted to commemorate this anniversary in union with the other parishes of their diocese, fostering the desire to be close through prayer and offerings to the people of Pakistan,…
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The small book and media center opened by the Daughters of St. Paul in Calabar, Nigeria on 18 October 2022 was blessed by the Archbishop of the diocese, Joseph Effiong Ekuwem. After months of searching, waiting and praying, the modest building has been transformed into an apostolic center of light from which to spread the… Read more »
