On 11 Dec., following their first meeting with the laity on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Blessed James Alberione’s “birth to heaven,” the Daughters of St. Paul of our Bucharest community began their second year of forming their lay collaborators in the Pauline spirituality. The theme of this year’s course–Getting To Know the… Read more »
Cardinal John P. Foley died in Darby (PA), United States, on 11 Dec. 2011. He was 76 years old and had been battling leukemia for several years. Ordained a priest in 1962, he was called to Rome by Pope John Paul II in 1984 to serve as president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications… Read more »
In the presence of various medical authorities, FSP Superior General Sr. Antonieta Bruscato recently launched the new 3-year nursing course now offered by Queen of Apostles Hospital (located in Albano Laziale on the outskirts of Rome), in collaboration with Rome’s Tor Vergata University. Those who complete the course will receive a Laurea (the equivalent of… Read more »
On 12 December, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict XVI will preside over a special Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica commemorating the bi-centenary of Latin American Independence. Organized by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, the Liturgy will be enriched with the presence of cardinals and bishops from that part of the world,… Read more »
The Book Bank set up by a group of volunteers in Verona is encouraging the city’s residents to stop by one of the 9 city book stores participating in the project to purchase “the book that changed their lives” so as to make a gift of it to prison inmates and minors in the rehabilitation… Read more »
On 26 November, the Feast of Blessed James Alberione, the members of the Pauline Family of Poland met in Warsaw to commemorate our Founder’s “birth to heaven” and prepare for our upcoming Centenary of foundation by holding a Congress on the theme, The Pauline Apostolate: Sources, Challenges and Prospects. The meeting, held under the patronage… Read more »
The Paulines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have begun the journey toward the Centenary of foundation of the Pauline Family–a preparatory period that opens at a difficult time for the citizens of this country, who are in the midst of presidential and parliamentary elections. In the tense socio-political situation, a new project has… Read more »
Sr. Jeanne Lemire, director of the Paulines Book Center of Quebec, Canada, has received the Fleury-Mesplet Award from the Montreal Book Salon. The award is customarily bestowed on “a person, organization or institution that contributes to the advance of culture and publishing in Quebec by means of his/her/its activities and dynamism.” News of the recognition… Read more »
On 26 November 2011, the fortieth anniversary of Blessed James Alberione’s birth to heaven, the Italian Province of the Daughters of St. Paul launched a page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/figliedisanpaolo), the Internet’s best-known and most-used social network. For now, visitors to the site are welcomed by the Pauline logo, a picture of our congregational emblem draped… Read more »
WebRadio Paulinas, enthusiastically launched on 26 November, the Feast of Blessed James Alberione, is the latest apostolic initiative of the FSP Brazilian Province. The goal of the new FM radio station is to accompany its listeners in their daily lives (home, work, study, social life, etc.) thanks to the new broadcasting possibilities offered by the… Read more »
