On 19 September 2010, the little town of Santa Restituta (part of the municipality of Avigliano Umbro, Terni), held a ceremony dedicating one of its public squares to Sr. Maria Vincenti, FSP. Better known to the Daughters of St. Paul as “Maestra Vincenti,” this big-hearted and broad-minded Pauline, a gifted writer and artist who was… Read more »
With the enthusiasm and future-oriented gaze characteristic of the African continent with its many young people, the Daughters of St. Paul who live and work in this part of the world recently completed an important apostolic project: a DVD on Bakhita, an African slave from South Sudan whose extremely painful life experiences led her to… Read more »
After the World Congress on Catholic Television held in Madrid in 2006 and the one on the Radio held in Vatican City in 2008, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications announced that it will be holding a third Congress-this one on the Catholic Press-once again in Vatican City from 4-7 October 2010. The Congress will… Read more »
The state of Osorio (Rio Grande do Sul), Brazil recently held its 14th International Meeting on Education, in which more than 1200 teachers participated. The purpose of the en-counter, which centered on the theme, The Educator: To Be and To Belong, was to help teachers improve the quality of their service in the region?s schools. The… Read more »
Paulines Audiovisuals has released a new catechetical video entitled “The Six Friends: Preparing for First Confession and First Communion.” The DVD comes with a guide to help parents, teachers and catechists accompany children in a meaningful way at these special moments in the Catholic Christian life. After the video launch, which took place in the… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, have been holding an annual encounter for young women ever since 1995. This year their meeting took the form of a three-day “vocation experience” in the Abidjan community. All five members of the community contributed to the event by inviting young women to participate in it… Read more »
A national meeting for those in charge of pastoral work with young people was recently held in Kroměříž, Czech Republic. About 400 people from all over the country, including the bishops of various dioceses, participated in the event, which explored the theme: Inflame Your Spiritual Life. The theme was developed in different ways: through conferences,… Read more »
Online Catechists! was the theme of the summer camp for young adults (up to age 30) organized by the Daughters of St. Paul this summer in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples. The program combined spiritual animations and reflections on the Word of God with communica-tions workshops. Sr. Mariangela Tassielli explains, ?As Daughters of St. Paul, one of… Read more »
On 8 September, the Daughters of St. Paul in Poland celebrated the Feast of the Birth of Mary with the dedication of their new book center, located on a busy street in the heart of Warsaw. Our sisters hope this new ?pulpit? in the nation?s capital will be a beacon of light for all people seeking… Read more »
I do everything for the sake of the Gospel! This was the slogan of a Bible Mission recently held in the beautiful city of Piatra Neamt in northeastern Romania. The Mission was a joint initiative on the part of the FSPs of Bucharest, the SSP community of Vicenza, Italy, young people from different parts of Romania… Read more »
