20 August 2022, the Feast of St. Bernard, was the joyous and emotional day on which our Indian province opened a new Pauline Book and Media Center, located in Siliguri at the foot of the Himalayas. It was the realization of the circumscription’s long-held dream to establish our Pauline presence in that region in order… Read more »
On 3 Oct. 2022, Archbishop Salvatore Ligorio presided over a prayer service in Potenza’s FSP Book and Media Center to celebrate 90 years of Pauline presence in that city and launch the various initiatives that will take place throughout the pastoral year. The leitmotif of the gathering was St. Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 9:16-23,… Read more »
The Religion Today Film Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary this year from 14-21 Sept., with the aim of promoting independent cinema on spirituality and interreligious dialogue between cultures and faiths. The Festival, which opened in Trent, Italy with a round-table discussion from an all-female perspective, hosted 42 films in competition from 23 different countries, 11 …
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After an interview with the world’s English-speaking countries, the Vatican Section for Migrants and Refugees chose the Daughters of St. Paul, India, under the coordination of Sr. Dorothy Adaha Kayina, to spearhead a Project for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) (25 Sept. 2022) on the theme Building the Future with Migrants…
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“Speaking the truth in love: Veritatem facientes in caritate (Eph. 4:15)” is the theme of World Communications Day 2023. In the Vatican press release, the Pope says that we must “speak with meekness, using the gift of communication as a bridge and not as a wall.” The invitation captures his desire for a media system…
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About 1,000 young people gathered at Assisi from 22-24 September for the international meeting of the Pope’s 2019 initiative aimed at a renewal of the economy in favor of the poor, the common good and the care of creation. The protagonists of the event– young economists, entrepreneurs and researchers–came from all over the world. Subdivided… Read more »
On Saturday, 24 September 2022, an in-presence and also live streamed event was held in the St. Paul House at the Generalate to commemorate the Centenary of the first religious profession of Sr. Thecla Merlo and the first group of Daughters of St. Paul (22 July 1922). Many members of the Pauline Family participated in… Read more »
Music is a universal language that turns its gaze to heaven and speaks to the souls of music lovers. This is basically the essence of Cantacielo, a music festival dedicated precisely to “songs of the soul,” the first edition of which was held Italy in September 2022. Eight musical artists competed in the concluding event,…
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From 12-15 September 2022, the Global Street Paper Summit was held for the first time in Milan, Italy. The event was organized by INSP, the International Network of Street Papers (www.insp.ngo), based in Glasgow, Scotland. The Network represents 93 street newspapers located in 35 countries and provides employment and income, through the sale of the… Read more »
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Valdir José De Castro as Bishop of the diocese of Campo Limpo in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Fr. Valdir, the Society of St. Paul’s first Bishop, served as Superior General of the Institute from 2015 to 2022. We make our own the words of Fr. Dominic Soliman, current… Read more »
