Already in its 16th edition, the annual Book Fair (entitled: More Books, More Freedom) for small and medium-size publishing houses took place from 6-10 December at La Nuvola Convention Center, Rome. Over 500 publishing houses–100 more than last year–participated in the 5-day Fair, which also featured the presence of many foreign and Italian authors. The… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Romania had the opportunity to joyfully participate in the Gaudeamus International Book Fair, held in the country’s capital, Bucharest, from 22-26 November 2017. Because it is the nation’s most important book fair, Gaudeamus is usually attended each year by hordes of people from many different places and cities. Although… Read more »
From 1-23 December 2017 the FSP book centers in Italy will be holding the fourth edition of their annual Book Bank. This year the Daughters of St. Paul are collaborating with AVO (Association of Volunteer Hospitals), a non-profit organization made up of many different hospital volunteer groups. The recipients of this year’s book campaign will… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of India organized a seminar on the Pauline apostolate, guided by Sr. Teresa Marcazzan of the St. Paul Publishing Center in Nairobi, Kenya. Almost all the sisters of the Indian Province participated in this formation experience (held in 3 different sessions), during which Sr. Teresa developed her theme from the… Read more »
This year, 22 FSP Book Centers participated in the third edition of the initiative, #IoLeggoPerché2017 (#IReadBecause2017), organized by the Association of Italian Publishers for the purpose of restocking school libraries. The religious and secular book shops participating in the project were paired with a total of 129 schools on every academic level, ranging from kindergarten… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Palermo celebrated the Feast of the Divine Master with special fervor and joy on 29 October 2017 because it was also the day on which they inaugurated their new book center–a place from which to listen to the needs of the people and sow seeds of hope. In the… Read more »
From 5-30 October 2017, nineteen Daughters of St. Paul from six different countries gathered at the St. Paul House on the grounds of the FSP Generalate, Rome, to participate in an International Encounter on the Pauline Charism. The theme of the Encounter was: Living the Mystical Dimension of the Pauline Charism in the Footsteps… Read more »
Throughout the month of September, the Pauline Family in the Philippines celebrated the Month of the Word by means of Liturgies, enthronements of the Bible, Lectio divina, animations on the Scriptures, Biblical stage plays, and other evangelization activities enriched by cultural songs and dances. The missions were carried out on the country’s three major islands… Read more »
To celebrate the Centenary of Foundation of the Pauline Cooperators Association, the Daughters of St. Paul of the Colombia-Ecuador Province joined forces with an Annunciationist and several Pauline Cooperators to carry out a mission in San Vicente del Caguàn Parish on the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of Mercy. During the mission, 5 radio… Read more »
The Second International Seminar for Pauline Publishers was held at Ariccia (Rome), Italy from 16-21 October 2017. About 60 members of the SSP from various parts of the world took part in the encounter, including all the Institute’s General Directors and Publishing Directors. To enrich the event and reflect on the Pauline mission in depth,… Read more »
