This year, Palermo’s annual Book and Reading Festival, which has been held in the heart of the city’s historic center since 2015, focused on an important and timely theme, namely, Citizenship and Humanity. A six-day series of book presentations, interviews with authors, read alouds, debates, and conferences all explored the relationship between humanity, the individual… Read more »
The 35th edition of the Turin International Book Fair, Italy’s most important publishing event, was held from 18-22 May 2023, and involved every category of the book community: publishers, authors, booksellers, librarians, illustrators, teachers, students, professionals and many, many readers. The Fair’s pavilions hosted large, small and independent publishing houses, along with the stands of… Read more »
On 27 April, the Daughters of St. Paul, better known in Portugal as Paulinas, invited their collaborators and friends to joyfully celebrate with them the inauguration and blessing of the circumscription’s new book center in Lisbon. The new locale, which is more accessible to the public, offers a warm and welcoming environment to those who… Read more »
The 18th edition of Communications Week, promoted and organized by the SSPs and FSPs throughout Italy, was held from 14-21 May 2023. The objective of this annual event is to bring the themes of World Communications Day to the attention of the general public through a wide variety of initiatives: conferences, presentations, workshops, activities for… Read more »
In preparation for the 57th World Day of Social Communications (21 May 2023), an event was organized featuring Andrea Riccardi, Founder of the St. Igidio Community, in dialogue with Fr. Giulio Albanese, Director of the Social Communications Office of the Diocese of Rome. The exchange, moderated by Fabio Bolzetta, President of the Italian WebCatholics Association… Read more »
On 27 April 2023, Bishop Emeritus Sergio Gualbeti blessed the new FSP Book Center in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. After several years of searching, dreaming and worrying about the need to continually move their existing Center from one place to another, the day finally came when, blessed by God and supported… Read more »
On Wednesday, May 10, Paulines of the American continent gathered in Bogota, Colombia, to participate in the Ordinary General Assembly of the Service to the Latin American Apostolate (SAL), an organization charged with proposing and articulating apostolic initiatives of a continental character. Present at the Assembly were the seven superiors of the territories of the… Read more »
The 10th Ordinary Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation (FEBIC) took place in the beautiful city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 15-21 April 2023. The theme of the encounter was Proclaiming the Word, and its motto was “Source of Life for a Fragile World” (cf. Rom. 8:22-23). 141 delegates from 70 countries participated in…
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On 25 April, the Pauline Family in the Castelli Romani (Albano area) gathered at the Divine Master Retreat House at Ariccia for a day of “in presence” contact and festivities. In addition to enjoying each other’s company and sharing their experiences and testimonies, the group participated in a Eucharistic Liturgy, followed by a conference on… Read more »
On 18 April 2023, an evening charged with great emotional impact unfolded at the FSP International Book Center in Rome. The reason for this was the presentation of the book, The Legacy of Carlo Urbani. The Protocol that Saved Millions of Lives, written by Vincenzo Varagona and published by FSP Editions Italy. In the text…
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