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First Cuban Catholic Radio Station on the Internet

Radio El Sonido de la Esperanza, launched by the Catholic Youth Network (RCJ), is the first Catholic radio station in Cuba to broadcast online 24 hours a day, thanks to the commitment of a group of young communicators to spread the message of the Church via the Internet. It was born recently as an online…

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July 2020

Domenica – Maria Antonietta SALA TENNA / Kazuko – Maria Ida HOGA / Antonia – Giuseppina FORMAGLIO / Odila – Janice BERNARDIS / Agnese – Maria Federica BARONCHELLI

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ITALY
Albano: A Time of Testing, Faith and Solidarity for the GA Community

We, the members of the James Alberione community, Albano, made the effort to personally reflect on and share our ideas concerning what we lived during the months of lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. We asked ourselves three questions: Q: What happened to us during that period? A: We felt almost overwhelmed by… Read more »

Digital highways

Pope Francis

It is not enough to be passersby on the digital highways, simply “connected”; connections need to grow into true encounters. We cannot live apart, closed in on ourselves. We need to love and to be loved. We need tenderness. Media strategies do not ensure beauty, goodness and truth in communication. The world of media also… Read more »

The Giffoni Film Festival Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The original program of the 2020 Giffoni Children’s Film Festival included a series of initiatives set to begin as early as this past February. But Covid-19 obliged Festival planners to divide their calendar into three parts, distributing over the course of the whole year the films and events dedicated to #Giffoni50. The first part of… Read more »

Resolve our differences

Pope Francis

In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of the unity of the human family which can in turn inspire solidarity and serious efforts to ensure a more dignified life for all. Good communication helps us to grow closer, to know one another better, and… Read more »

ITALY
Following the Thread of Memories

Silence, bells, ambulance sirens, the noise of helicopters, more silence…. The diocese of Bresica suggested that its parish and religious communities make a “wise rereading” of the experiences they lived during the months of lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The title of this initiative was “Following the thread of memories so as… Read more »

ITALY
100 Years of Life and 80 years of Pauline Religious Consecration

On 18 July, Sr. Santina Dell’Aquila celebrated her 100th birthday, surrounded by the affection of her companions (the members of the James Alberione community, Albano, Rome) and neighboring FSP communities, together with the Institute’s Superior General, Sr. Anna Caiazza, and Provincial Superior, Sr Annunciata Bestetti. The solemn EucharisticCelebration was presided over by the Superior General… Read more »

Communicating

Pope Francis

Communicating means sharing, and sharing demands listening and acceptance. Listening is much more than simply hearing. Hearing is about receiving information, while listening is about communication, and calls for closeness. Listening allows us to get things right, and not simply to be passive onlookers, users or consumers. Listening also means being able to share questions… Read more »

INDIA
During the Covid-19 Pandemic…

During these past few months characterized by the COVID-19 lockdown, the FSPs of India have been very active. Besides promoting their publications online and via Amazon, they have been carrying out many initiatives on their PaulinesIndia YouTube Channel. These activities include: – messages of hope to netizens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmZndfRP-4 ; – prayers in local languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9hmpgbKiW0;… Read more »