Thirty-four Daughters of St. Paul from Brazil, Korea, the Philippines, India, the United States, and Canada gathered in Italy from September 8 to October 8, 2026, for the traditional Charism Tour formation program. The program combined study and firsthand experience to rediscover the charismatic heritage of Blessed James Alberione, a gift to the Congregation and…
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Fulton Sheen, an evangelizer without borders
First radio, then television. First the microphone, then the cameras. Always, at the center, the Gospel. Fulton Sheen was one of the great pioneers of Catholic communication in the twentieth century, a priest who could enter the homes of millions of Americans and speak to the conscience of an entire generation. On the evening of… Read more »
ITALY Brescia: Librixia, Words That Inspire Freedom
At Librixia, Brescia’s annual book fair and literary festival, about 530 participants and two books offered opportunities to reflect on freedom, resistance, and feelings of inadequacy. From September 27 to October 1, the Pauline book center in Brescia took part in Librixia 2026, creating opportunities for dialogue with adults and high school students. At the… Read more »
KOREA From Prayer to Artificial Intelligence: Two Workshops for the Pauline Family
Sharing the Pauline method of prayer and preparing to face the challenges of the digital age with awareness: these were the two programs that brought together numerous members of the Pauline Family in recent months. Last April, Sr. Triphonia Kim Hwa Soon published the book Prayer: Way, Truth, and Life, with the aim of introducing… Read more »
Religion Today Film Festival: Questions That Go Beyond Appearances
The 29th Religion Today Film Festival was held in Trentino from September 16 to 23, with the theme Do Clothes Make the Monk? The festival featured 63 films in competition from 37 countries and explored fashion and sustainability, responsible consumption, reuse, and the need to overcome prejudice. Clothing, however, is more than what we wear….
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“A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait”
The attention economy, with its struggle for a few moments of interest amid the rapid and endless flow of content, is transforming not only our cognitive abilities but also the depth of our interpersonal communication. We are called to a conversion of our gaze: to…
Read more »Venice Film Festival: Koreeda’s ‘Look Back’ wins SIGNIS Award
The World Catholic Association for Communication awards the SIGNIS Film Prize at the Venice Film Festival to a Japanese film about friendship and talent that shows how art can transform pain into hope. Hailed by the Jury as “an act of hope and healing“, Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s film Look Back has won the prestigious… Read more »
UNITED STATES Opening of the School Year at Pauline Books & Media in Jamaica Plain
On September 1, forty teachers from Holy Name School, located near Pauline Books & Media in Jamaica Plain, began the new school year with a Mass celebrated in our chapel. The pastor, Father Tom, the principal, and the director of campus ministry worked with Sr. Margaret Charles Kerry of the Daughters of St. Paul to… Read more »
RWANDA The Daughters of St. Paul at the SIGNIS World Congress 2026 in Kigali
The SIGNIS World Congress 2026 was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from August 3 to 8, bringing together more than 300 communicators, media professionals, educators, and religious from over 40 countries. For the first time, the SIGNIS World Congress was held in Africa. The theme, Digital Communication for Cultural Harmony and Environmental Wellbeing, focused on the…
Read more »KOREA Intensive Mission in the Diocese of Cheongju
From July 1 to 28, the Diocese of Cheongju was the setting for an intensive missionary experience involving three perpetually professed sisters and five junior professed sisters. It was a precious time of encounter, sharing, and renewed apostolic enthusiasm, lived with the desire to joyfully witness to the beauty of the Pauline vocation. There were… Read more »