Year: 2011

Italy
Defending the Dignity of Women

At a time in which the Italian press seems to be undermining woman of her dignity, we would like to concur with the reflections of Sr. Eugenia Bonetti, a Consolata missionary who is in charge of the “Women and Minors” Office of USMI (Union of Italian Women Major Superiors).Sr. Eugenia has worked for years to… Read more »

Italy
Truth and proclamation in the digital age – Giusto Truglia, ssp

In his message for the 45th World Communications Day, traditionally published on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of journalists, the Pope emphasizes the hunger of today’s youth for communion and dialogue and the opportunities that the Internet and social networking offer for communicating on the planetary level. These new technologies, however, “must… Read more »

South Sudan
A Dream Fulfilled

As established in the peace agreement of January 2005, signed by the government of Khartoum and the SPLM (Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement), the citizens of South Sudan were asked to vote on whether or not they wanted independence from the rest of the country. The results of the referendum, which are even now being counted… Read more »

United States
Wikipedia Celebrates Its 10th Birthday

The online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia celebrated its 10th birthday through commemorative events on all the world’s continents: from Houston to Sao Paulo, from Poznan to Kyoto, from Teheran to Berlin. The site opened officially on 15 January 2001 with a revolutionary proposal: everyone was welcome to write entries for the online encyclopedia and edit already-existing… Read more »

Italy
“Day of Remembrance”

27 January, the day on which the walls of the Auschwitz extermination camp were breached to reveal to the world the horrors it contained, is today memorialized as “Remembrance Day.” On this day, we remember the persecution of the Jewish people so as to disseminate, especially among the younger generations, the desire for solidarity, peaceful… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa
A New Delegation Begins Its Journey

From 28-31 December, Sr. M. Antonieta Bruscato, Superior General, and Sr. Samuela Gironi, General Councilor, met with the FSP communities of South Africa and Mozambique to initiate the Congregation’s Southern African Delegation, which will consist of these communities. The sixteen members of the new delegation come from Africa, Asia, Europe and America. During the encounter,… Read more »

January 2011

De Jesus Maria Magdalena sr Rosa Maria Kowalski sr Veronica Padrigon Leticia sr Maria Gregorina Zagara sr Domenica (Mimma)

Italy
“Study is necessary for perfecting the individual and for the apostolate” (cf. CISP 167)

In 2009-2010, three Daughters of St. Paul from our Korean Province and one from our Italian Province successfully completed their university studies in Italy. Below is a brief summary of their theses:Sr. Agnese (Yeo Jin) Yun earned a Master’s Degree in Spirituality from the Theological Fac-ulty of the Teresianum Institute of Spirituality after presenting her… Read more »