A candle surrounded by barbed wire. A flame that “doesn’t burn for us but for all the people we were not able to save from prison, as well as all those who were killed, tortured, kidnapped or who have disappeared.” A lighted candle is the symbol chosen to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International,… Read more »
After 17 months of intensive study and work, the biblical course organized by the Daughters of St. Paul in collaboration with the Archdiocese of La Paz came to a successful conclusion. The purpose of the course was to help the pastoral workers of the various vicariates and parishes of the archdiocese come to a basic… Read more »
Today World Youth Day opens in Madrid, Spain, with celebrations that will continue up until 21 August. We have heard and read a lot about this event in the previous days and weeks and we hope that many people unable to travel to Spain for the occasion will follow all the activities online. Everything-events, services,… Read more »
To celebrate World Communications Day 2011, the Daughters of St. Paul of Pasay, Philippines organized an original initiative entitled Family Media Poster-Making Contest. The families of our sisters’ lay collaborators (Paulines Lay Mission Partners) participated enthusiastically in this event, which centered on the WCD theme. Nineteen colorful and well-crafted posters were submitted to the jury,… Read more »
The EU Council has designated 2011 as the “European Year of Voluntary Activities”-a time in which the 27-member countries are celebrating the activities of all their citizens who freely dedicate part of their time to helping individuals and society as a whole. It is estimated that about 20% of the continent’s population devote some of… Read more »
On 19 July, Queen of Apostles Hospital, Albano, inaugurated its newly renovated surgical wing. The blessing opened with the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon cordoning off the zone by Sr. Antonieta Bruscato, FSP Superior General. After this, the hospital chaplain proceeded to bless the wing and all those present for the occasion: hospital personnel, patients,… Read more »
From Valencia to Valladolid, from Granada to Madrid, the significant presence of the Daughters of St. Paul at numerous book fairs this year offered our sisters and the visitors to their booths moments of fraternity, enlightenment and education. The diffusion of our publications is always an important time for us to meet people searching for… Read more »
In 2008, an event entitled The Bible Day and Night was organized in Rome to celebrate the Synod on the Word of God.The project consisted of a non-stop reading of the New Testament over a 24-hour period. Its purpose was to unite parishes and help the faithful become better acquainted with Sacred Scripture. All the… Read more »
The 53 bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently met for two days of formation on the new media. The encounter, organized by the local Episcopal Conference, was a first for the Church of the Congo. During the concluding Eucharistic Celebration, SIGNIS awarded several people certificates acknowledging their valuable contributions to the world… Read more »
Thirty-two Pastorelle Sisters from all five continents participated in their Congregations 8th General Chapter, which was held in Rome, Italy from 29 June to 16 July 2011. During the Chapter, Sr. Marta Finotelli was re-elected as Superior General.We extend our warmest best wishes and the promise of our prayers to Sr. Marta and her new… Read more »
