More than 200 bishops of West Africa met from 23-29 January at Yamoussoukro, the political capital of the Ivory Coast, for a plenary assembly to set up a regional Episcopal Conference made up of all the Episcopal Conferences present in the 16 English, French and Portuguese-speaking countries of West Africa. The theme of the meeting… Read more »
The official website for the Beatification and Canonization of Giuseppe Toniolo is now online. The site sketches out various facets of this protagonist of the Catholic movement that inspired the thought of Fr. Alberione. “What Toniolo said about the duty of being apostles today and of using the means exploited by the opposition made sense… Read more »
The Apostoline Sisters are celebrating their 4th General Chapter (25 January to 11 February 2012, Ariccia, Italy) on the theme: Translating one’s whole life into a vocation apostolate. The Chapter opened with a Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Fr. Silvio Sassi, Superior General of the Society of St. Paul. We want to assure all the… Read more »
To give color and warmth to evangelization: this is the all-consuming apostolic commitment of SAB, the biblical animation service of the FSPs of Brazil. The purpose of SAB is to help individuals, groups and ecclesial communities read the Bible in its vital context, allowing this more profound understanding of the Word to cast light on… Read more »
After months of intensive work, the new website of the Daughters of St. Paul of South Africa went online on 15 January 2012. The site offers an abundance of information, easily accessible to navigators. This renewed online presence was made possible through the help of SICOM (our International Secretariat for Communications) and the graphics department… Read more »
The Institute’s International Course of Preparation for Perpetual Profession began on 20 January at Tor San Lorenzo, Italy. Twenty-five young Daughters of St. Paul from 14 different countries are participating in it. During the opening Eucharistic Celebration, presided over by Fr. Guido Gandolfo, ssp, five of the sisters renewed their temporary vows: Sr. Rose (Taiwan),… Read more »
The apostolic efforts of the Daughters of St. Paul of Colombia and Ecuador have led them to produce a series of online courses that have been recognized and approved by various Catholic universities. The purpose of these courses is to offer teachers the training and methodology they need to improve their pedagogical approach to various… Read more »
The FSPs of South Africa and Mozambique gathered in Maputo from 27-29 December 2011 for the first annual meeting of their new delegation. In a serene and fraternal climate, the communities of the two countries presented a very interesting report on our Pauline life and apostolate in its particular geographical area. A significant moment was the… Read more »
This Christmas, the FSPs in Pasay City distributed gifts to meet the basic needs of more than a thousand people in their area. In the course of the day, over 400 children also had the chance to listen to Christmas stories, read books and play various games within the large FSP compound. The Daughters of… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Korea are making the most of the Internet’s social network to keep people up to date concerning the various products and services they offer the Church and the general public. Facebook : Through their presence on Facebook, our sisters are trying to establish a direct and ongoing rapport with… Read more »
