My name is Sr. Teresa Marcazzan and I am the third of four sisters who became Daughters of St. Paul. I also have two brothers who became priests and another sister and two brothers who got married. And finally, our family included a young sister whose death at the age of 11 left a profound… Read more »
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences promoted, starting on 12 May, a three-day online event on the theme Changing media in a changing world, involving media scholars, philosophers, anthropologists and economists. These days of reflection analysed the challenge for man and society posed by the new digital communication platforms, which, as the preparatory document of…
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Pope Francis instituted the Lay Ministry of catechist. “The reception of a lay ministry such as that of Catechist will emphasise even more the missionary commitment proper to every baptised person, a commitment that must however be carried out in a fully secular manner avoiding any form of clericalisation,” the Pontiff writes in the apostolic…
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Lord, teach us to move beyond ourselves, and to set out in search of truth. Teach us to go out and see, teach us to listen, not to entertain prejudices or draw hasty conclusions. Teach us to go where no one else will go, to take the time needed to understand, to pay attention to… Read more »
From 1st to 16th May the Paulines SSP & FSP organised the sixteenth edition of the Communication Week with events entirely online. The aim is to talk about culture and communication, drawing inspiration from Pope Francis’ message for the 55th World Communications Day: ‘Come and see’ (Jn 1:46). Communicating by encountering people where and as…
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Message for World Communications Day 2021 “Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People Where and as They Are Communication is an encounter Pope Francis is not an expert in communication, but he is an exceptional communicator. As such, the Pope has always imagined communication not as a complex semiotic process, but… Read more »
On the 1st and the 2nd of May 2021 a formative meeting on the Bible in our daily life took place in Poland. The event, open to Pauline Cooperators, members of the Pauline Family and all those interested in the subject, is included in the context of the Biblical Year. All the conferences are available… Read more »
Today we can recognize that “we fed ourselves on dreams of splendour and grandeur, and ended up consuming distraction, insularity and solitude. We gorged ourselves on networking, and lost the taste of fraternity. We looked for quick and safe results, only to find ourselves overwhelmed by impatience and anxiety. Prisoners of a virtual reality, we… Read more »
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated every year on 23 April thanks to UNESCO, which sponsored the event to promote reading and book publishing. The Day was officially established in 1995, when during the 28th UNESCO General Conference in Paris, 12 countries proposed to launch the initiative. World Book Day aims to remind people… Read more »
At a time when everything seems to disintegrate and lose consistency, it is good for us to appeal to the solidity born of the consciousness that we are responsible for the fragility of others as we strive to build a common future. Fratelli tutti, 115
