On 5 Feb. 2024, our Divine Master community in Lahore, together with our young women in formation, our collaborators, and our Pauline Cooperators and their families, celebrated with great devotion and joy the 60th anniversary of Venerable Thecla Merlo’s birth to heaven. The day began with a consideration of the characteristics of Maestra Thecla, which… Read more »
News about the Pauline life
KOREA FSP–SSP Meeting in Seoul: the joy of sharing the same dreams
Fr. Dominic Soliman (Superior General of the Society of St. Paul) and Sr. Anna Caiazza (Superior General of the Daughters of St. Paul) left Rome together for Korea and are now making their Fraternal Visits to the members of their Institutes in that country. It was a very meaningful departure, reminiscent of the days when… Read more »
ITALY International Conference for the Ongoing Formation of Priests
From 6-10 February 2024, the Dicastery for the Clergy sponsored an International Conference for the Ongoing Formation of Priests, entitled “Fan into a flame the gift of God that is in you” (2 Tim. 1:6): The beauty of being disciples today: a unique, integral, communal and missionary formation.” The encounter was held in the Paul…
Read more »PAKISTAN Celebrating the Sunday of the Word
On 28 Jan 2024, the Daughters of St. Paul of the Karachi Archdiocese joyfully celebrated the Sunday Dedicated to the Word of God. A catechist gave a stirring introduction to the Liturgy, inviting the faithful to gather at the entrance of the church and then re-enter it in procession with the Holy Bible borne aloft… Read more »
ITALY Paul of Tarsus: Two Approaches to the Apostle of the Gentiles
On 15 January 2024, a cultural encounter to discover Paul of Tarsus was held by the FSP Multimedia International Center, Rome, in collaboration with LUMSA University. The event was introduced by Prof. Francesco Bonini, rector of LUMSA University. In a dialogue moderated by Fabio Bolzetta, journalist and president of WeCa (Italian WebCatholics Association, two eminent… Read more »
BRAZIL Paulinas–COMEP celebrates Christmas with artists
The new Christmas song Hope is Born was launched in an atmosphere of fraternity, celebration and joy among members of the Paulinas–COMEP record label. The artists gathered to give thanks for their productions this year and to celebrate the pre-launch of the Hope is Born song and clip. During the gathering, a panel discussion…
Read more »ITALY Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Eight Daughters of St. Paul from our Indian province recently celebrated their Golden Jubilees of religious profession. The provincial superior of the Society of St. Paul, Fr. Joby Mathew, presided over the Eucharist, together with 15 concelebrating priests. A festive reception followed the Liturgy. During the cake-cutting ceremony, the jubilarians (Srs. Ancy, Clare C.L, Elsa,… Read more »
DEM. REP. CONGO Presentation of the Synod on the FSP Website
Among the events that have taken place in the Catholic Church lately, one was particularly important: the First Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: A Synodal Church in Mission. Aware of the significance of this event and the fact that many Congolese Catholics have little understanding …
Read more »ITALY Spiritual Itinerary for the Pauline Family 2024
A course of spiritual exercises launching the Spiritual Itinerary for the Pauline Family 2024 recently concluded at the St. Paul House on the grounds of the FSP Generalate, Rome. About 43 people from almost all the branches of the Pauline Family (Society of St. Paul, Daughters of St. Paul, Pious Disciples of the Divine Master,…
Read more »As in Heaven, So Also on Earth
Beautiful Assunta Hall is located in the Vincentian Compound on the Rione Sanità, one of the oldest and most fascinating neighborhoods of Naples. It is a place rich in history, art and culture, but also characterized by degradation, criminality and marginality. The Hall recently hosted a public meeting on the subject of prisons, justice, forgiveness… Read more »