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 »
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GERMANY The Paulines in Germany for 60 years
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…
Read more »ITALY A Scholarly Exchange on the Role of the Priest in a Changing Era
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…
Read more »ITALY Pauline Digital Apostolic Encounters 2024: All Recordings Now Available
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 »
GERMANY The Paulines at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2024
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 »
ITALY Annual Conference of the Pauline Family
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 »
KOREA Cultural Event: Healing and Hope
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 …
Read more »NIGERIA Blessing of the Thecla house, in Calabar
It was a moment of great joy for all the Daughters of St. Paul in Nigeria, when on September 12, 2024, the Thecla house and community of Calabar was blessed by Msgr. Joseph Effiong Ekuwem, metropolitan archbishop of the diocese, in the presence of the auxiliary bishop Msgr. Christopher Naseri. Priests, religious and lay faithful… Read more »
CONGO D.R. The new Statute of the Pauline Cooperators in Kinshasa
The first two days of August, a group of Pauline Cooperators of the Daughters of Saint Paul, together with four members of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master and a member of the Society of Saint Paul of Kinshasa, met to explore the content and journey through the new Statutes of the Pauline Cooperators,… Read more »
ITALY Moving through life: Youth mission of the Pauline Family
«Is it possible that by running from one part of the city to another and enduring a very busy schedule, that one can find themselves? I cannot help asking myself this question since, having returned from a mission, what deeply remained in me was not the aftermath of tiredness but heart felt serenity.” With these… Read more »