The parish of Brno, Prague recently joined forces with some of its neighboring parishes to hold ?Bible 24?: the public, continual reading of the New Testament over a period of 24 hours as a concretization of Is. 62:6: ?All day and all night [your sentinels] will never be silent. ?The Daughters of St. Paul were actively… Read more »
This May, 100 young people, ages 16-30, participated in the Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Meeting in Moscow, which centered on the theme: ?Master, what must I do to inherit everlasting life?? (Mk 10:17) The Daughters of St. Paul, represented by Sr. Roberta Hummel as official photographer and vocation witness, participated in the two-day event. Archbishop Paul Pezzi… Read more »
In May, the Daughters of St. Paul celebrated their 50th anniversary of foundation in Taiwan. The Mass of Thanksgiving was presided over by Archbishop Hung San Chuang of Taipei, who is also President of the Taiwan Episcopal Conference. During the Eucharistic Celebration, two Taiwanese novices, Sr. Agnese and Sr. Rosa, made their first profession?the greatest gift… Read more »
A time to thank God, search together and start afresh This was the slogan that fired the initiatives organized by the Daughters of St. Paul of Treviso to celebrate our 80th anniversary in that city. They say: “It was a time during which we celebrated the memory of our presence in the Treviso… Read more »
A Second Ecumenical Congress (ÖKT- Ökumenischer Kirchentag), this time on the theme, That They Might Have Hope, was recently held in Munich, Germany. The wide variety of celebrations, prayers and initiatives that characterized the event highlighted the many things it is possible to do when people work together in communion. The diverse religious groups represented… Read more »
To reflect more deeply on Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Communications Day, the Daughters of St. Paul of Bucharest organized a round-table discussion entitled, Communicating the Gospel in the Digital Era. They also took advantage of this occasion to launch the Romanian edition of the book, Thecla Merlo: A Life at the Service of… Read more »
In the spirit of ecumenism and dialogue which is a very strong bond between Catholics and Anglicans in the city of Liverpool, Pauline Books and Media Centre in Bold Street hosted the presentation and book signing of Lady Grace Sheppard?s new book on 20 April 2010. Entitled ?Living with Dying? Lady Grace shared her experience of… Read more »
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the beatification of Jacinta and Francisco Marto, Pope Benedict XVI visited Portugal from 11-14 May 2010. The goal of his pilgrimage was Fatima and a veritable multitude of humanity followed in his wake as he moved from the central to the northern part of the country. The Pope told the… Read more »
This year, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa is the recipient of the Pauline Communications and Culture Award. The award ceremony on 11 May 2010 concluded the annual meeting organized by the Daughters of St. Paul and their collaborators in preparation for World Communications Day (16 May 2010). For the first time, the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI), the… Read more »
