In a manuscript dated 11 June 1954, Blessed James Alberione describes the Pauline Cooperators thus: “[They are] people who understand the Pauline Family and are united in spirit and understanding with it.” The first Meeting of the Cooperators of the Pauline Family of the Southeastern Region of Brazil, which took place on 17 Sept. 2023…
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It is with joy and surprise that we would like to inform you that, as of this summer, there is an exhibit in the museum of our diocese in Bamberg that offers a symbolic presentation of 12 women. The majority of these women were founders of religious institutes, including our own Maestra Thecla Merlo. The… Read more »
On 26 September 2023, our Pauline International Book and Media Center, located on Via del Mascherino, Rome, hosted a book presentation during which Luigi Sandri, a journalist and the author of numerous publications on ecumenical and interreligious issues, presented his latest book, “1700 years after the Council of Nicaea: Speaking Today About the God of… Read more »
For the FSP Editorial Board of Brazil, producing an edition of the Bible translated directly from the original texts was a great dream, and that dream has become a reality today. It is our first Bible translated from the original languages (Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek). Very readable in style, it makes use of the latest… Read more »
Many people around the world had the chance to follow the TV news coverage about the terrorist attack on Christian churches and families that took place in Pakistan on 16 August 2023, when two young Christians were falsely accused of blasphemy by Islamic extremists. In the very harsh and aggressive attack, 21 Christian churches were… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Brazil (Paulinas Brasil) recently launched a new web portal that brings together information on all the products and services offered by the FSPs. Those who browse through the new digital address can access exclusive material and articles, as well as download training material and biblical content in the field… Read more »
“You know when I walk and when I rest.” The Lord is always with us! This is what young people today are looking for and want to experience. God takes care of us even when we are spending an enjoyable vacation in the company of others. For this reason, the team “In the Footsteps of… Read more »
The world is aware of the atrocities committed in Manipur State, India, due to ethnic and/or religious prejudices. Thousands of tribal people have been displaced and are living in fear, while hundreds have been mercilessly killed. Several Daughters of St. Paul come from this State and their relatives and friends are suffering greatly because of… Read more »
Some Daughters of St. Paul helped to staff a Pauline Family vocation booth during WYD, Lisbon, on the theme, “Connect your life: Jesus is the only Way, Truth and Life.” Here are flashes of their experience:
The new bell installed in St. John the Baptist Church, Castagnito, is dedicated to Maestra Thecla Merlo. Fr. Edoardo Olivero, pastor of the parish, said in the blessing ceremony: “Venerable Sr. Thecla Merlo, co-founder and first Superior General of the Daughters of St. Paul, was born and baptized in 1894 in this very parish, and… Read more »
