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 »
Sr. Anna Maria Galliano, FSP, is the author of the official hymn for the exposition of the Shroud, on display from 10-23 May in Turin, Italy.The Shroud, which John Paul II defined as a mystery to science and a challenge to the intellect,? is, for believers, a great sign of the passion of Christ.We offer… Read more »
?You called me from among the people, which is what I wanted above all things.? Thus opened the celebration of the rite of profession for seven new Brazilian Daughters of St. Paul:Eliete Bezerra da Silva, Elivanir Ferreira dos Santos, Fabiola Medeiros de Araujo, Josélia Maria Pereira de Freitas, Carla Roberta Ferreira, Roseane Welter, Solange da… Read more »
Our FSP International Secretariat for Spirituality has just published its latest volume of Primo Maestro?s Opera Omnia. Entitled “Alle Figlie di San Paolo-1955”, it contains, as the title indicates, the transcribed texts of the Founder’s conferences to the Daughters of St. Paul in 1955?a year in which Fr. Alberione invited all Paulines to “get to… Read more »
On 24 April, the national broadcasting station of the Czech Republic aired a half-hour documentary on the Daughters of St. Paul as a part of its cycle of short films on the religious life. The film includes scenes of different aspects of the Pauline life: the profession of Andrea (the documentary opens with an interview… Read more »
