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PHILIPPINES
Conclusion of the 80th Anniversary of Foundation

The Daughters of St. Paul concluded their 80th Anniversary of Foundation celebrations in the Philippines with a solemn Eucharistic Liturgy presided over by Fr. Rollin Flores, SSP Provincial Superior.             Among the symbols carried to the altar were the flags of the four countries that make up the Province (Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand),… Read more »

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Remains of St. Timothy on View in the Vatican

In conjunction with the celebration of the first Sunday of the Word of God, scheduled for 26 January 2020, the remains of the body of St. Timothy will be accessible for veneration in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. It is the first time that the urn containing the remains of St. Paul’s disciple, preserved in the… Read more »

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Journalists: Targets for Murder

The UNESCO Report on the World Day To End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists says that 55% of the journalists killed in the last two years were working in non-combat areas, which means that they lost their lives not as a result of bombs or other weapons of destruction while performing their duties as reporters…

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ITALY
The Word of God Is for All

This year the Pauline Family throughout the world is celebrating a Vocation Year on the theme: Fan into a flame the gift of God that is in you (2 Tm. 1:6). In view of this, the Directive Team for Vocational Animation of the Pauline Family in Italy has organized, with the help of collaborators, the…

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50th Anniversary of the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is a wonderful example of collaboration among the military (U.S. Department of Defense), hackers and academics. Today the Web is the communication platform that connects the world. And it was not meant for war! In fact, the idea behind it was to create a universal library, called the Intergalactic Computer Network–a… Read more »

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Engage the Past Through Sounds and Images: this is the theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019, promoted by UNESCO and celebrated every year on 27 October. The aim of WDAH is to raise awareness of the importance of preserving our collective histories–often captured on film, video, audio or digital formats–because…

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Persecuted More than Ever

Awareness and initiatives to denounce anti-Christian persecution are increasing but nevertheless the phenomenon continues to spread, taking on different forms and finding new perpetrators. Almost 300 million Christians live in lands where they are persecuted simply because they are Christian. This data comes from the report of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a…

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ITALY
#ioleggoperché 2019

The 2019 edition of #ioleggoperché took place from 19 to 27 October. The initiative, launched by the Italian Book Publishers’ Association, is held annually to supply Italian school libraries with books free of charge. This year a great number of book stores, including 27 belonging to the Daughters of St. Paul, participated in the 9-day…

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
International Congress on the Word

More than 200 people participated in the Dominican Republic’s Third International Congress on the Word of God, organized by the Daughters of St. Paul and the Multimedia Word Society, in collaboration with the Archbishopric of Santiago de los Caballeros. This important ecclesial moment, which centered on the theme, The Word is close to you (Rm. 10:8)…

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50th Anniversary of Foundation in Jeonju

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their presence in the city of Jeonju, the FSPs organized various activities in that diocese: retreats, theatrical performances, media education sessions and study seminars. These initiatives were also promoted in order to thank the people, who have been very supportive over the years and who have collaborated in the… Read more »

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