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Technology Can Be Destructive: Human Dignity Must Remain a Priority

While technological development has brought, and continues to bring, “significant benefits to humanity, especially in the fields of medicine and health,” to achieve “authentic progress,” it is necessary that “human dignity and the common good continue to be solid priorities for all.” Pope Leo XIV emphasized this in his message to the participants of the… Read more »

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BookCity Milan 2025

The Power of Ideas / the Ideas of Power was the theme chosen for the fourteenth annual BookCity Milan event. It took place in various locations across the city from November 10 – 16, dedicated to books and reading. The event was promoted by the Department of Culture in the City of Milan and the…

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The city of Chieti dedicates a statue to Blessed Alberione

On November 24th, a square dedicated to Blessed James Alberione, founder of the Pauline Family, was inaugurated in Chieti Scalo. Bishop Bruno Forte, Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, city authorities, representatives of the Pauline Family, and numerous faithful attended the ceremony. The celebration took place in the square of Most Holy Crucifix Church. The statue of Blessed… Read more »

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The tenth annual #ioleggoperché Initiative

The AIE (Italian Publishers Association) initiative took place from November 7 to 16, 2025 with the intent to restock school libraries. This is the tenth year that, #ioleggoperché—the largest reading promotion initiative nationwide—has enabled school libraries to receive millions of donated copies of books. This year’s initiative involved approximately thirty thousand schools (over four million… Read more »

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The Pauline Family Spiritual Exercises

From November 9 – 16, a spiritual retreat was held at Casa Betania, hosted by the Sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master in Rome, on the theme: ON THE WAY: From Jerusalem to Damascus. From Persecutor to Apostle. The retreat was organized and led by the Pauline Family Spirituality Center (CSFP). This…

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Religious Freedom

The 2025 Report of the Pontifical Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need was presented in Rome. According to the data, over 5.4 billion people live in nations where the right to freely profess their faith is systematically denied. The data is shocking: “Two-thirds of humanity live in countries where religious freedom is not fully… Read more »

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Adolescent Worlds: A Question Awaiting an Answer

The event, Adolescent Worlds: A Question Awaiting an Answer, organized on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at LUMSA University by Pauline Multimedia and the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences (The Auxilium), is part of the Jubilee of Education events. The encounter, led by Fabio Bolzetta, president of WECA (Association of Italian Catholic Webmasters), featured authoritative speakers…

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