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 »
After being obliged to suspend meetings at the national level for more than two years, a small group of Pauline Cooperators from various parts of Italy renewed its resolution to make the Spiritual Exercises together, this time on the Pauline Family’s theme for the year’s spiritual journey: “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind,… Read more »
Here is a testimony from the group of FSPs in the Italian province who are commemorating their 50th anniversary of religious profession this year: In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our religious profession (June 1973-2023) in a meaningful way, we held video conferences to discuss how to commemorate this significant event. One person’s… Read more »
A course of spiritual exercises was held from 3-8 July 2023 in the evocative setting of Camaldoli, Italy. Convinced that the Church is a community born of a Word that calls people, the Daughters of St. Paul of Arezzo, in collaboration with the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master Retreat House in Camaldoli, offered participants… Read more »
With joy and gratitude to Jesus the Good Shepherd, we inform you that today, 11 July 2023, the Feast of St. Benedict, Patron of Europe, the Assembly of the 10th General Chapter of the Sisters of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, elected as Superior General for the 2023-2029 sessenium: Sr. AMINTA SARMIENTO PUENTES. We assure her… Read more »
A symposium of ecumenical leaders, clergy and collaborators gathered in Great Britain to respond to the call of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church by inviting other local Churches to take part in the synod process. Among the participants from the Catholic Church were representatives of the various components that contributed to the work of… Read more »
On 21 June 2023, the 10th General Chapter of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master elected Sr M. Bernardita Meráz Sotelo Superior General of the Institute for the next six-year period (2023-2029). Sr M. Bernardita was born on 27 February 1958 in El Molino (Namiquipa province), Chihuahua, Mexico. A Pious Disciple since 25 March…
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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Catholic edition of the Bible in Romanian, the Daughters of St. Paul of Bucharest say they will continue the journey they have been pursuing in the past years with the laity on the subject of the Pauline spirituality. In fact, they recently launched a program… Read more »
This year, Palermo’s annual Book and Reading Festival, which has been held in the heart of the city’s historic center since 2015, focused on an important and timely theme, namely, Citizenship and Humanity. A six-day series of book presentations, interviews with authors, read alouds, debates, and conferences all explored the relationship between humanity, the individual… Read more »
