What is the future of publishing in the Internet age? Many people are asking themselves this question, in particular the publishers, book sellers and authors who will be participating in an international e-book conference, IfBookThen, to be held in Milan from 2-3 February. The encounter, which will be entirely in English, was organized by Bookrepublic,… Read more »
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XXX Meeting of the General Governments of the Pauline Family
Documents
Concluding message Letter of SGFP Statuto • Concetto e prassi della Vita Consacrata in don Alberione, Don Teófilo Pérez ssp • Evoluzione della teologia della Vita Consacrata dal Concilio Vaticano II ad oggi, P. Bruno Secondin ocarm • Omelia conclusiva, Don Silvio Sassi, Superiore Generale ssp Tavola Rotonda (SSP, FSP, PDDM, SJBP, AP)
Colombia A New Pedagogical Approach
The apostolic efforts of the Daughters of St. Paul of Colombia and Ecuador have led them to produce a series of online courses that have been recognized and approved by various Catholic universities. The purpose of these courses is to offer teachers the training and methodology they need to improve their pedagogical approach to various… Read more »
“You shall not kill” at the Center of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
Never before has the world experienced so many contemporaneous acts of violence, leading to death and destruction everywhere. The widespread horrors being enacted in numerous parts of today’s world have roused the international community to denounce the dire situation, which shows no sign of diminishing. All appearances to the contrary, the commandment “You shall not… Read more »
Doctors without Borders Celebrates Its 40th Birthday
This year Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is celebrating its 40th birthday. One of the world’s largest non-governmental organizations devoted to humanitarian aid, MSF was founded in 1971 by a group of French doctors, who were shocked by the situation of famine in Biafra and concluded that a new aid organization was needed that… Read more »
Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a Note with pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI in his apostolic letter Porta Fidei (11 October 2011). The Year of Faith will begin on 11 October 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican… Read more »
MOZAMBIQUE Annual Meeting of the Southern Africa Delegation
The FSPs of South Africa and Mozambique gathered in Maputo from 27-29 December 2011 for the first annual meeting of their new delegation. In a serene and fraternal climate, the communities of the two countries presented a very interesting report on our Pauline life and apostolate in its particular geographical area. A significant moment was the… Read more »
PHILIPPINES Christmas in Pasay City
This Christmas, the FSPs in Pasay City distributed gifts to meet the basic needs of more than a thousand people in their area. In the course of the day, over 400 children also had the chance to listen to Christmas stories, read books and play various games within the large FSP compound. The Daughters of… Read more »
KOREA Social Network Service
The Daughters of St. Paul of Korea are making the most of the Internet’s social network to keep people up to date concerning the various products and services they offer the Church and the general public. Facebook : Through their presence on Facebook, our sisters are trying to establish a direct and ongoing rapport with… Read more »
PHILIPPINES “Fifty Well-Spent Years”
Sisters M. Michelina Brondial, M. Benigna Cadawas, Gerarda Cruz and Nives Montecillo celebrated their Golden Jubilee of religious profession on 3 Dec. 2011 in the Queen of Apostles Sanctuary in Pasay City. Most Rev. Sofronio Bancud, Bishop of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, presided over the Eucharistic Liturgy and addressed warm words of esteem to the… Read more »