This year, the FSP book center of Porto Velho, Brazil prepared the public for the celebration of Woman’s Week by distributing a coupon bearing the words, “To be a woman means…” The contest to complete the sentence was the sisters’ way of affirming the beauty and privilege of being a woman. First prize was a… Read more »
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Germany The Joy of Giving to Those Unable To Return the Gift
After their successful project to give women prisoners a gift during the Advent season, the FSPs of Nurnberg carried out a similar initiative for Lent. Together with their collaborators and benefactors, the sisters joyously took gifts of books, CDs and religious objects to the Haus-Stapf, a home for disabled children in the city. The project… Read more »
Italy New Encyclopedia on Bioethics
Born in a Catholic environment and now offered to the secular world, the new Encyclopedia on Bioethics and Juridical Science published by ISE (Italian Scientific Editions) was edited by Elio Sgreccia, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former Director of the Institute of Bioethics at Sacred Heart University, Rome, and Antonio Tarantino,… Read more »
India Ecumenical Symposium on Gender Relations in the Church
To mark International Woman’s Day, the Daughters of St. Paul of Mumbai, in collaboration with St. Joseph Convent High School (Bandra), organized an Ecumenical Celebration followed by a Symposium on Gender Relations in the Church. The Symposium’s biblical text of reference was Genesis 1:27: “God created humankind in his image… .” Guest speakers offered interesting… Read more »
Congo R.D. Restoring Dignity to Women in the Military and in Politics
The Daughters of St. Paul and their Cooperators in Lubumbashi, Congo recently held a meeting aimed at helping women in the military and in politics to communicate effectively, esteem their professions and act as role models for society. The encounter took as its point of departure society’s image of women in the military, who are… Read more »
Italy St. Paul Multimedia: “Encounter with the Unexpected”
The FSP Multimedia Center, Rome recently presented one of the Italian Province’s newest publications: “Encounter with the Unexpected: The Christian Life for Perplexed People,” by Giuseppe Forlai. The presentation, which was guided by Monia Parente from Vatican Radio, was enlivened by the vivacious participation of the author and by a reading of some passages of… Read more »
Colombia 60 Years of Pauline Presence in Barranquilla
Sixty years ago, the Daughters of St. Paul opened a community in Barranquilla, Colombia. The first FSP missionaries sent to this country arrived in Bogota on 24 April 1948 but because of the situation there they were advised to relocate to smaller cities. Thus the first communities they opened were in Barranquilla, Medellin, Cali and… Read more »
Italy Non-Stop Prayer for the Anonymous Fukushima Volunteers
The whole world continues to follow via news reports, pictures and video clips how Japan is coping with the after-effects of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that recently struck the country, provoking one of the greatest disasters in its history. Amid all the destruction, fear and desperation, shining examples of courage and generosity have emerged,… Read more »
United States Sr. Rose Pacatte 2011 Recipient of Magis Award
On 18 March, during the Religious Education Congress, Film Showcase held in Los Angeles, California, Sr. Rose Pacatte, fsp, received the Magis Award for 2011 in acknowledgement of her significant contributions to the world of the cinema and that of religious formation. The word “magis,” which means “the more,” is a Jesuit term intended as… Read more »
India First Religious Professions
On 12 March 2011, in the FSP community of Mumbai, India, three young women-Bishoyee Anyana, Kanta Shashi Kujur, and Dharmanayagam Shyni D.-made their first religious professions as Daughters of St. Paul in a beautiful and moving Liturgical Celebration. The day before, the young women, dressed like Indian brides, received the religious habit. FSP Superior General… Read more »