The Daughters of St. Paul of the Czech Republic recently organized a meeting in the Prague City Library to celebrate the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francis to the papacy. The evening was guided by Irena Pulicarová, an emcee on Noe TV.
Guest speakers were theologian Prokop Broz, dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty, Jan Jandourek, a sociologist and journalist, and Sr. Anna Mátiková, an FSP writer who has translated most of the Pope’s talks into the Czech language. All the talks emphasized the Pope’s personality and teachings. The evening was enlivened with musical interludes by Argentine composer Astora Piazzolla, by the viewing of a documentary and by pictures capturing significant moments of the Holy Father’s activities over the past year.
The choice to celebrate this anniversary in the city library permitted many people who are not particularly religious to participate in the event. Afterward, Sr. Anna Mátiková was invited by a Czech TV station to share her experiences on a live transmission from Studio ČT24.