On 8 September, the Daughters of St. Paul in Poland celebrated the Feast of the Birth of Mary with the dedication of their new book center, located on a busy street in the heart of Warsaw. Our sisters hope this new ?pulpit? in the nation?s capital will be a beacon of light for all people seeking… Read more »
I do everything for the sake of the Gospel! This was the slogan of a Bible Mission recently held in the beautiful city of Piatra Neamt in northeastern Romania. The Mission was a joint initiative on the part of the FSPs of Bucharest, the SSP community of Vicenza, Italy, young people from different parts of Romania… Read more »
?This year, the call for unity among the ChristianChurches rises from Jerusalem, the MotherChurch??thus announced the commission set up to prepare the animation brochure for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2011. Aware of their divisions and of the need to do much more to foster the unity of the Body of Christ, the Churches… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Zamboanga City have joyfully welcomed thirty new Pauline Cooperators into the Pauline Family. The group prepared for this milestone by means of a four-day retreat, during which they reflected on their specific call in the Church. The new Cooperators made their Promises during a solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Fr…. Read more »
The city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil recently hosted the 25th Congress of the Society for Theology and Religious Sciences (SOTER). About 300 theologians from all over Latin America participated in the event, which centered on the theme, Religions and World Peace. The ecumenical thrust of the encounter was reinforced by the presence of members of different religions,… Read more »
The FSP book center of Concepcion has finally re-opened its doors to the public after suffering severe damage in the disastrous earthquake of 27 February 2010. It took three months of hard labor to remove the rubble, replace the floor and repair the furnishings so that the center could once again carry out its mission, which,… Read more »
In the light of the various forms of discrimination and denial of religious freedom that continue to be practiced in Pakistan, Indonesia, Uganda and other parts of the world, Pope Benedict XVI has chosen as the theme for the next World Peace Day: ?Religious Freedom: The Path to Peace.In making this announcement, the Vatican news… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Zamboanga, in collaboration with Zamboanga Women Religious Association (ZAWRA), recently organized a one-day seminar-workshop on ?Media Literacy and Church Ministry? held in the Pilar College Audio Visual Room. Sr. Consolata Manding, fsp, gave lectures and facilitated the sessions on film analysis, television programs, advertisements and newspapers. Seventy-one people participated in the… Read more »
This event, held for the first time in Austria in 2005, was repeated this year in all the Catholic dioceses of the Czech Republic. The lights of 420 churches shone in the dark up until midnight, inviting everyone to participate in a variety of activities specially prepared for the occasion. The visitors, many of them non-believers… Read more »
1,300 people participated in the third Formation Meeting for Catechetical Directors of the Funchal diocese. The theme of the meeting was: ?Together with Christ, You Are Light?. The encounter opened with a prayer session guided by Bishop Antonio Carrilho of Funchal. The Daughters of St. Paul participated in the event with a book and audiovisual display, which… Read more »
