As established in the peace agreement of January 2005, signed by the government of Khartoum and the SPLM (Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement), the citizens of South Sudan were asked to vote on whether or not they wanted independence from the rest of the country. The results of the referendum, which are even now being counted… Read more »
The online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia celebrated its 10th birthday through commemorative events on all the worlds continents: from Houston to Sao Paulo, from Poznan to Kyoto, from Teheran to Berlin. The site opened officially on 15 January 2001 with a revolutionary proposal: everyone was welcome to write entries for the online encyclopedia and edit already-existing… Read more »
27 January, the day on which the walls of the Auschwitz extermination camp were breached to reveal to the world the horrors it contained, is today memorialized as Remembrance Day. On this day, we remember the persecution of the Jewish people so as to disseminate, especially among the younger generations, the desire for solidarity, peaceful… Read more »
From 28-31 December, Sr. M. Antonieta Bruscato, Superior General, and Sr. Samuela Gironi, General Councilor, met with the FSP communities of South Africa and Mozambique to initiate the Congregations Southern African Delegation, which will consist of these communities. The sixteen members of the new delegation come from Africa, Asia, Europe and America. During the encounter,… Read more »
In 2009-2010, three Daughters of St. Paul from our Korean Province and one from our Italian Province successfully completed their university studies in Italy. Below is a brief summary of their theses:Sr. Agnese (Yeo Jin) Yun earned a Masters Degree in Spirituality from the Theological Fac-ulty of the Teresianum Institute of Spirituality after presenting her… Read more »
A week before Christmas, a group of Pauline Cooperators, together with Sr. Grace Lee, fsp, stood at various street corners in Mongkok, a busy shopping area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, to bring the Good News of Christmas to passersby, offering everyone small plastic bags containing a Christmas card, two book markers and a holy picture…. Read more »
From 27 December 2010 to 1 January 2011, our sisters of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic met in the residence of the Pious Disciples in Warsaw, Poland to strengthen their collaboration and lay the foundations for their new delegation. These 3 FSP communities, located in the heart of Europe, are all distinguished for their… Read more »
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To celebrate the Feast of Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family, the FSPs of Brazil launched their first four audio books. Read aloud by a speaker, audio books mark another step forward in digital technology, making it possible to present printed material in a fresh way. The format invites the listener to use… Read more »
The FSPs of Italy are launching a series of 5 e-books for Christmas 2010. Three of the titles are by contemporary Italian author, Valerio Albisetti: Happy in Spite of Everything, Dreams of the Soul and A Little Depression Is Good for You, and two are spiritual classics: The Didaché: Letters of Ignatius of Antioch to… Read more »
