The FSP Book Center of Lecce will be holding a small picture contest on the theme of hope–the same theme of the upcoming Social Communcations Week organized by the FSPs and SSPs of Italy. The title of the contest is Scatta, tagga e vinci (Click, Tag and Win). Participation in the contest is open to… Read more »
The FSPs recently inaugurated their newly-renovated book center in São Salvador, capital of the State of Bahia, where the Congregation has been present for 63 years. “Everything is the work of God and we say a big thanks to him!” they write. This was the sentiment that marked the event, celebrated by our sisters with… Read more »
The 9th General Chapter of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master is currently underway at the Congregation’s Bethany House, Rome. Participating in the event are 53 sisters from the 43 nations in which the Institute is present. A good number of these are younger sisters from many different cultures, and over half the delegates… Read more »
There are still far too many child brides throughout the world: about 15 million girls who marry (or better, are forced to marry) while still under the age of 18. The exact number is not known because many of these marriages are not registered, given the fact that more and more countries have adopted laws… Read more »
Our sisters in Malawi began the Pauline apostolate in this country by opening a small book center in an unused freight container. Today, thanks to the help of many collaborators, the small seed they planted has been transformed into an FSP Book Center (formerly the Old Montfort Bookshop), located in the heart of Lilongwe. This… Read more »
On 22 April 2017, Pope Francis visited the Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome to participate in a para-liturgy on the theme of Prayer for Today’s New Martyrs, organized by the St. Egidio Community. His arrival was greeted by pealing bells and the singing of the Martyrs Hymn, which opens with the words: “The holy… Read more »
Holy Week in Maputo centered on diffusion of the Word of God. The Daughters of St. Paul participated with great intensity in the preparation for baptism of numerous catechumens in their diocese and surrounding ones. The Word of God was the most popular gift chosen for the newly baptized, with many people standing in line… Read more »
Dearest Sisters, Easter is an event of overwhelming power. It is a proclamation of beauty, the forecast of a luminous life that irradiates grace: Jesus is risen–he is alive!–and we can meet the Living One as he was met by the women who came to his tomb at dawn on the third day. Let us… Read more »
The FSP Book Center in Bucharest recently held a book launch to present Sfintele Evanghelii si Faptele Apostolilor, the Romanian translation of Vangeli e Atti degli Apostoli: Password Bibbia giovane (“The Bible and the Acts of the Apostles: Password to the Bible for Youth”), published by St. Paul Editions, Italy. The speakers for the occasion… Read more »
The St. Egidio Community was awarded the Giuseppe Dossetti Peace Prize at the IX edition of this event for its project Humanitarian Corridors. One of the motivations listed for bestowal of the award was the community’s efforts to combat human trafficking and save war refugees in a way that is safe and sound for the… Read more »
