Sr. Emiliana Park, a Daughter of St. Paul from Korea, concluded her specialized studies in social communications at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, with a dissertation entitled, Changes in the Print Medium in the Internet Age. The subtitle of the work, “Challenges and Prospects Offered by the Press to the Daughters of St. Paul of… Read more »
News about the Pauline life
Philippines Words without Borders
The 31st Manila International Book Fair, held from 15-19 September in Pasay City, revolved around the theme “Words without Borders,” underscoring how books can be powerful and influential tools in the work of evangelization. The FSP booth, which showcased a wide variety of publications and DVDs, was visited by religious coordinators, catechists, school librarians and… Read more »
Puerto Rico A Sign of Hope in the Caribbean
Our sisters of San Juan, Puerto Rico, have written to tell us about the first profession of Sr. Simona Acosta Rosario, which they are celebrating as a concrete sign of hope for all our FSP communities of the Caribbean, including Sr. Simona?s homeland, the Dominican Republic.With great joy and apostolic enthusiasm, Sr. Simona has accepted… Read more »
Italy 84th World Mission Day 2010
In his annual message for World Mission Day (24 October), Pope Benedict XVI reflects on the gratuitous service that is a necessary part of mission: “In a multiethnic society that is experiencing increasingly disturbing forms of loneliness and indifference, Christians must learn to offer signs of hope and to become universal brethren, cultivating the great… Read more »
Congo R. D. Giving a New Impetus to Our Publications
Within the framework of redesigning our presences, the FSPs responsible for Pauline Editions in the Congo and Ivory Coast met in Kinshasa to reorganize and give new thrust to their book publishing and audiovisual departments.After evaluating the 30-year journey of our publishing house in this part of the world, and after analyzing the socio-politico-cultural situations… Read more »
Italy A New Evangelization of the Western World Evangelizzazione
Last June, during the celebration of Vespers in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, patrons of the Diocese of Rome, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was creating a new dicastery to promote the re-evangelization of the Western world. In fact, the purpose of the… Read more »
Philippines Series of Liturgical Animations in Pasay
The Province’s Commission on Spirituality recently held a series of Liturgical Animations in the circumscription’s Alberione Auditorium, Pasay City, Manila, in response to a desire expressed by many sisters in an evaluation of their liturgical life held last April and May, 2010. The Commission hopes that these seminars will help the members of the Province… Read more »
Italy International Seminar for Formators
Fired by an ardent desire to help our young women live the Pauline vocation to the full, 32 Daughters of St. Paul from 19 countries gathered in Rome in a spirit of joyful internationality to participate in an International Seminar for pre-postulant, postulant and novice mistresses. The Seminar, which is being held in response to… Read more »
Germany Frankfurt International Book Fair
More than seven thousand publishers participated in 62nd Frankfurt Book Fair, held from 6-10 October. This year, Argentina was the Fair?s ?guest of honor.? Abundant space was given to digital publishing, especially e-book support structures such as e-readers and other devices?a new and very interesting aspect of the publishing world. FSPs from all over the… Read more »
Italy Posthumous Honors for Sr. Maria Rosa Ballini
The town council of Grezzana (Verona), Italy has awarded Sr. Maria Rosa Ballini, fsp, its ?Citizen of the Year Award? for 2010 in honor of her outreach to the needy in developing countries.We are sure that from heaven Sr. Maria Rosa is very appreciative of this posthumous recognition bestowed on her by her hometown. To… Read more »