Author: danielafsp

PORTUGAL
Stretch Forth Your Hand to the Poor

In response to the call of the Holy Father for the World Day of the Poor, the theme of which was Stretch Forth Your Hand to the Poor, the Daughters of St. Paul of Portugal began a journey of preparation for this event. It started with publication of the book Stretch Forth Your Hand to the Poor,

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IVORY COAST
Launching the Year of the Bible

The dynamism of the Daughters of St. Paul in Abidjan, Ivory Coast deserves attention. In addition to announcing the PF Year of the Bible in their 2020-2021 Liturgical Calendar, which has a circulation of about 30,000 copies, our sisters have also produced a series of radio programs on the Lectio Divina and a specific interview…

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Second Sunday of Advent 2020

In today’s Gospel reading, we are introduced to John the Baptist, who is intent on proclaiming conversion through baptism. Mark invites each one of us to clothe ourselves with Christ: with his way of living, thinking and acting. In short, to clothe ourselves with the Gospel, with God’s love for us, with the logic of…

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November 2020

Mafalda – Maria Ida SANTINI / Maria Regla – Maria Clemens RABAYA / Maria Carmela – Maria Teodora (Dora) PIROLI

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ITALY
#ioleggoperché

The latest edition of Italy’s national book drive (#ioleggoperché) took place from 21-29 November 2020. (#ioleggoperché is an initiative of the Italian Book Publishers’ Association aimed at expanding and enriching elementary and high-school libraries.) Although the rapid spread of the coronavirus continues to make a profound impact on society, reducing freedom of movement and business…

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Church Statistics in the World

On the occasion of the 94th World Mission Day (18 October), Fides News Agency published a report on Catholic Church statistics throughout the world. The information was taken from the Church’s Book of Statistics, updated to 31 December 2018. The data reads: There has been no halt to a phenomenon that has been going on… Read more »

Bible Year of the Pauline Family

The FSPs of Nairobi, in union with the rest of the Pauline Family there, have organized a series of events (both in person and via video-conferencing) on 28 November to celebrate the opening of the PF’s Bible Year. Two of the main features of the day will be: – a conference by Fr. William Owire,… Read more »

First Sunday of Advent 2020

“Be watchful! Stay alert! You do not know when the time will come.” The invitation of Jesus is pressing because those who live asleep in this life will remain asleep forever. Even after death. Instead, if we live awake and alert, we will not die, because we are aware of our existential task, which is…

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ITALY
Opening of the Pauline Family’s Year of the Bible

We are by now on the threshold of the Pauline Family’s Year of the Bible. How will the opening of this appointment with Grace take place? What times of listening, reflection, celebration and formation have been programmed by the Central Commission and the General Governments of the Pauline Family? You can find this information on… Read more »