The 2025 Report of the Pontifical Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need was presented in Rome. According to the data, over 5.4 billion people live in nations where the right to freely profess their faith is systematically denied. The data is shocking: “Two-thirds of humanity live in countries where religious freedom is not fully… Read more »
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ITALY Adolescent Worlds: A Question Awaiting an Answer
The event, Adolescent Worlds: A Question Awaiting an Answer, organized on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at LUMSA University by Pauline Multimedia and the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences (The Auxilium), is part of the Jubilee of Education events. The encounter, led by Fabio Bolzetta, president of WECA (Association of Italian Catholic Webmasters), featured authoritative speakers…
Read more »Pilgrimage of the Relic of Blessed James Alberione to Palermo
From October 15th to the 19th, 2025, the Pauline Family experienced a brief but intense mission in Palermo, organized together with the local Pauline Family in the parish of Santa Maria of Piety and the nearby sanctuary of Saint Teresa of Kalsa. The days were enlivened by Eucharistic celebrations, daily adorations, visits to the sick… Read more »
ITALY Annual Conference of the Pauline Family 2025
A family that walks in hope: A challenge to be met. This was the theme of the annual conference of the Pauline Family, which took place on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in the crypt of the Church of Jesus Master in Rome. “This day,” a statement read, “allowed us to delve further into the dynamics…
Read more »Catholics are increasing worldwide, but vocations are decreasing
Amid an ever-increasing number of Catholics across five continents, the number of priests and religious sisters is decreasing worldwide. This is according to data from a report prepared by the Missionary Press Agency on the occasion of World Mission Day 2025. The number of Catholics is increasing across five continents, including Europe, but priests and… Read more »
GERMANY The 77th Frankfurt International Book Fair has concluded
The 77th Frankfurt International Book Fair (October 15–19, 2025), the world’s leading event dedicated to publishing for print and digital content, has concluded. The 2025 Book Fair featured the Philippines as the guest of honor, bringing the richness of its literary production, the vitality of its creative voices, and the depth of its culture to… Read more »
A Digital Library Dedicated to the Audiovisual History of the Church
The Fondazione Memorie Audiovisive del Cattolicesimo (MAC; Foundation for the Audiovisual Memory of Catholicism) has launched its new Digital Library, an online platform that collects and highlights audiovisual materials related to the history of Catholicism. “This is a gift of culture to future generations,” explained Monsignor Dario Edoardo Viganò, president of the foundation, during the…
Read more »BRAZIL Dancers’ Day Celebration at the Sr. Tecla Merlo Social Center
On September 6, 2025, the Sr. Tecla Merlo Social Center in São Paulo, Brazil, was filled with beauty and emotion for the traditional Dancers’ Day celebration. This year’s event carried special meaning with the participation of a male dancer whose participation added depth to the event’s message of inclusion. The performance, titled …
Read more »INDIA Meeting of the Pauline Cooperators
The Statute of the Pauline Cooperators (approved for experimental use 2022–2027) is taking concrete form through real initiatives and a renewed spirit of trust in India. On September 28, a meeting was held at the Provincial House of the Daughters of St. Paul in Mumbai, bringing together 22 Cooperators from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Vasai, along… Read more »
Election of the General Councilors
We are able to communicate to you the name of all the sisters who, beside Sr Mari Lucia Kim, will form the General Council 2025-2031. Sr Bruna FREGNI Sr Micaela PAE Sr Donald Maria LYNCH Sr Gabriella COLLESEI Sr Rosemary MUENI MWAIWA Sr Rosa Maria RAMALHO To each of them, thanks from all of us… Read more »