On 5 February 2022, the Daughters of St. Paul commemorated the 58th anniversary of the death of Prima Maestra Thecla by opening a community in the Archdiocese of Calabar, located in southeastern Nigeria. Archbishop Joseph Ekuwem celebrated the Eucharistic Liturgy, in which a number of priests and religious participated. This was followed by the blessing… Read more »
During the month of February, dedicated to Maestra Thecla, the Daughters of St. Paul of Arequipa, capital of the Peruvian region of the same name, reopened their book center to the public after a brief closure due to their move to a new location in the city. Our sisters write: “Since 1994, we have moved… Read more »
During the month of February, the Daughters of St. Paul are proposing a journey in the company of Prima Maestra Thecla on the theme of love. The goal of this initiative is to make known the life and spirituality of Venerable Sr. Thecla Merlo, to pray for her beatification and for vocations, to grow in… Read more »
The 90th anniversary of the presence of the Daughters of St. Paul in Brazil (1931-2021) was commemorated throughout the country with celebrations, events, conferences, interviews and other modes of underscoring this big occasion. Among the many events that highlighted the presence and apostolic activities of the FSPs in this nation was a tribute from Rio… Read more »
When the Pauline Family launched its Year of the Bible, Sister Anne Joan Flanagan of the US-ESC province felt strongly inspired to read the Word of God from cover to cover–but not by herself. On 24 November 2020 she sent the following invitation to her 28,000 Twitter followers: “Read the Bible with me!” Her…
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To celebrate the Pauline Bible Year, Paulines Publications Africa organized formation meetings for catechists on the theme: The Bible and Catechesis. The animations were held in the dioceses of Maralal, Isiolo and Marsabit–three of the poorest and most marginalized Kenyan dioceses. Due to economic problems, catechists here lack the essential tools they need for their… Read more »
After its success in Brescia, Naples, Udine, Lodi, Novara and Palermo, the project to donate books to prisoners for Christmas is also being carried out this year by our FSP book center in Messina. The Caritas Foundation of the Archdiocese of Messina, the D’arteventi Association and the Chaplains of the Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di… Read more »
To celebrate the 5th World Day of the Poor, 14 November 2021, the FSP Book Center of Treviso, in collaboration with the diocesan branch of Caritas, organized an initiative entitled: Donate a Book: It’s Food for the Soul! Customers were able to choose titles from a display case set up for the occasion. The books…
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Italy’s annual Book Fair for Small and Medium-sized Publishing Houses was not held last year because of the pandemic. This year it is back. Entitled More Books, More Freedom, the event took place from 4-8 December at the Nuvola dell’Eur, a futuristic and suggestive location in Rome. Promoted and organized by the Italian Publishers Association …
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Blessed James Alberione, the Daughters of St. Paul of Abuja organized an encounter on the theme Abuse, Human Trafficking and Media Formation for a group of Catholic students from the middle school of the Federal Government Boys’ College in Wuye, Abuja. Despite the fact that it…
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