The FSP Communications and Culture Prize 2017 was awarded to Italian actor and cinematographer Beppe Fiorello at the conclusion of the celebrations marking this annual Pauline event, which is promoted and organized by the FSP Association for Communications and Culture and the Social Communications Office of the Vicariate of Rome, under the patronage of the… Read more »
The FSPs and SSPs of the Congo recently held a joint initiative entitled Book and Bible Festival (FELIBI), centered on the theme, To Read Is To Grow. Present in the country for over 60 years, the two Institutes of the Pauline Family feel very responsible for their mission to educate the local population and contribute… Read more »
The 9th General Chapter of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master has elected Sr. M. Micaela Monetti as Superior General of the Institute for the 2017-2023 sessenium. Sr. Micaela was born in Turin, Italy on 15 August 1955. She entered the Congregation of the Pious Disciples in Rome on 10 February 1975 and made… Read more »
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 »
