The thirteenth annual conference of BookCity Milan took place from the 11th to the 17th of November. It is an event dedicated to books and literature promoted by the Cultural Department of the City of Milan and the Association of BOOKCITYMILAN, with the support of the Ministry of Culture. There were 1,597 events with over… Read more »
From November 12th to 20th, the Daughters of Saint Paul hosted the annual spiritual exercises of the Pauline Family at “Casa San Paolo” in Rome. This gathering offered an opportunity for 40 participants, representing various Pauline Congregations and aggregated Institutes of Italy, to engage in deep prayer, reflection, and sharing. The theme of the exercises, Conformed… Read more »
From November 5th to the 13th, the ninth event of #ioleggoché (#ireadbecause) took place in more than two thousand Italian bookshops (including the Pauline Bookshops), a solidarity initiative to supply school libraries. #ireadbecause is a national project for the education and promotion of reading organized by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), which invites everyone to… Read more »
On the ninety-eighth World Mission Day, Agenzia Fides presented some data obtained from the latest “Statistical Yearbook of the Church.” In general, the percentage of Catholics of the world population is growing very slightly, at 17.7% (+0.03 percentage points): Africa (+7,271,000), the Americas (+5,912,000), Asia (+889,000) and Oceania (+123,000), while in Europe there continues to… Read more »
The Daughters of Saint Paul first arrived in Düsseldorf in 1964. They began the apostolate of communication and the Word through our bookshop in Nuremberg in. Here are some memories about these past sixty years. Sr Elena Barchetti, who arrived in Germany on September 15, 1964, together with Sr Cecilia Baron Toaldo, today lives in…
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On October 28, 2024, a presentation of the book Witnesses, Not Administrators: The Priest in a Changing Era by Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo was held at the University Bookstore of Mary Most Holy of the Assumption (LUMSA, Rome). The event, organized by the Pauline International Bookshop (Via del Mascherino, Rome), brought together distinguished figures from the ecclesiastical world…
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The Digital Team is pleased to announce that the Pauline Digital Apostolic Encounters, held monthly in June, July, September, and October 2024, have successfully concluded. This series featured inspiring presentations from our sisters in various countries, showcasing the diverse projects and perspectives within our digital mission. All recordings of the sessions are now accessible on… Read more »
The 76th and most important international book fair for the exchange of rights (Frankfurter Buchmesse) took place from October 16 – 20 in Frankfurt, the fifth largest city in Germany. The Frankfurt Book Fair welcomes around 4,000 exhibitors from 95 countries around the world and thousands of professional visitors every year. For the first three… Read more »
On Saturday, October 12th, at the Basilica of Mary Queen of the Apostles in Rome, the Pauline Family held its annual conference, organized by an inter-congregational preparatory commission and presided over by Fr. Boguslaw Zeman, SSP. The well-attended event was especially significant as it coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Basilica’s dedication. The theme… Read more »
From Sept. 20-23, at Myeongdong Cathedral (Seoul), the Daughters of St. Paul organized a series of cultural events under the theme Healing and Hope, sponsored by the City of Seoul. The central theme of these busy days was the Bible, which has greatly influenced human culture and the arts. Drum performances, concerts with commentaries, art …
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