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ITALY
Bologna Children’s Book Fair

From 1-4 April, the most important publishing event for children and teenagers was held in Bologna. More than 1400 exhibitors from over 80 countries took part in this 56th edition of the Children’s Book Fair, which dedicated an entire pavilion to digital publishing and which this year featured Switzerland as its guest of honor. For…

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GHANA
Letter from our Kumasi Community

After a year of Pauline presence in Ghana, we can say that we have indeed experienced the providence of God, which has not been manifested through big initiatives but through the many small things he has enabled us to carry out with great love. Here is an account of our experiences among the people with… Read more »

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PORTUGAL
Spiritual exercises at Fatima

Procura-se Amigos e Lavadores de Pés, a book published by the Paulines of Portugal, is a collection of the meditations, homilies and themes of the spiritual exercises given to the bishops gathered in Fatima. The preacher was Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston, a great personality in the Church today, also…

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Books as Freedom

The tenth edition of Italy’s annual Book and Reading Festival, dedicated this year to the theme of freedom, was held in the Parco della Musica Auditorium, Rome, from 14-17 March 2019. Over the past ten years, the Festival has attracted over 325,000 people, going beyond national boundaries to involve authors, publishers, readers, actors, politicians and…

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ITALY
90 Years in Cagliari

On 5 February, the date of Maestra Thecla’s birth to heaven, the FSP community of Cagliari celebrated its 90th anniversary of presence in the capital of Sardinia, a beautiful Italian region, rich in faith, culture and ancient traditions. A special Mass of Thanksgiving was presided over by His Excellency Arrigo Miglio, Bishop of the diocese…. Read more »

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ITALY
A Family…“Secret”

As usual, the Juniors of the Pauline Family present in Italy met in Rome for a few days of formation (1-3 March). Members of almost all the 10 Institutes founded by Blessed James Alberione participated in the event. Here is what they said about it: “Together we lived three days of fraternity, deeper reflection on… Read more »

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Happy Birthday, World Wide Web!

The World Wide Web is celebrating its 30th birthday. On 12 March 1989, physicist Tim Berners Lee presented an essay to CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland, proposing the theoretical basis of a computer network that would allow computers throughout the world to interact with one another. The first web site… Read more »

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FESPACO Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO), which takes place annually in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, brings together all the main actors in African cinema. The international visibility of the event has allowed many young African directors to make themselves known throughout the world. This year, to celebrate the Festival’s 50th anniversary, the theme was Cinema at the Service

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