The Seongso Team opened the Advent season by holding an Advent wreath-making event with young people at the headquarters in Gilum-dong on November 29th and 30th under the theme of “Advent, Shining the Light of Hope.” 이번 행사는 청년들이 대림 시기를 시The event was designed to foster a deeper understanding of the meaning of the Advent wreath and to share the diverse emotions felt while making it. Participants filled their own waiting with hope by making their own Advent wreaths. The "First

On December 24, 2025, at the São Pedro e São Paulo Parish in Terceira Légua – Caxias do Sul/RS, we celebrated the birth of Jesus, our Christmas. Present were families and communities from the Parish and people from other communities. It was a very beautiful and participatory moment; the Mass was presided over by Friar Affonso Costela, OFMcap. Along with the celebration of the Lord's Christmas, we remembered the lives of our Italian immigrant brothers and sisters, who 150 year

On December 20th, as Juniors of the Pauline Family present in Rome, along with our formators, we met to experience and celebrate the joy of Christmas together. The meeting took place at the general community of the Society of St. Paul, on Via Alessandro Severo, and was a significant moment of communion, fraternity, and formation. Members of the various Congregations of the Pauline Family were present: the Society of St. Paul, the Daughters of St. Paul, the Pious Disciples, th

The Association of Pauline Cooperators of Lingayen and Alaminos (Pangasinan) joyfully gathered on Gaudete Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Jesus Good Shepherd Development Center in Lingayen for a meaningful Advent Recollection and Christmas Program/Party, celebrated in the warm company of the Pastorelle Sisters. The day unfolded as a sacred pause from the busyness of life itself, to experience silence, to reflect on the holy season of Advent, to “prepare Him room”, express grati

The Jubilee of Hope of the Pastoral da Criança (Children's Pastoral) took place in Curitiba, Paraná, on December 6th and 7th, 2025, bringing together approximately two thousand volunteer leaders from all over Brazil to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Pastoral's founding. The central theme, "Jubilee of Hope," aligned with the Jubilee Year of the Church, aiming to celebrate faith, mission, life, and unity, renewing the commitment to service in the care of children and pre

Founded on Christ, we build our Pauline “House” for the World On December 6th, at the São Benedito Community – Vila Nova Esperança neighborhood, in Eldorado/SP, the last Pauline Cooperators Meeting of the year 2025 took place, with the participation also of the group preparing for their promises. The meeting was led by the Pauline Cooperators from São Paulo, Ivete and Toninho, and Sister Bertila Picelli – a Little Shepherdess, with the presence of Sister Ângela Biagioni, also

After a long and fruitful journey of reconfiguring the presence of the Shepherdess Sisters in Brazil, it was decided that, starting January 1, 2026, we will form a single Province. Having appointed the new Provincial Government team, formed by Sisters Cristiane Ribeiro, Maria Sueli Berlanga, Ângela Soldera, Rejane Maria Deluchi and Rosilene de Lima, we met from December 8th to 14th in Caxias do Sul/RS, at the Pousada Jesus Bom Pastor – Terceira Légua, with the presence of all

If we want to represent Jesus' lifestyle with an image, we have no difficulty finding it: Jesus himself offers it to us, speaking of himself as the Good Shepherd, the one who—he says—"lays down his life for the sheep" (Jn 10:11). This is Jesus. Indeed, being a shepherd wasn't just a job, requiring time and much commitment; it was a true way of life: twenty-four hours a day, living with the flock, accompanying it to pasture, sleeping among the sheep, caring for the weakest. Je

“Christmas! Days of Light, days of Peace! Days of abundance. Before the Nativity scene: the historical event that marks the beginning of the Christian era; the spiritual birth of Jesus Christ within us! From the grotto of Bethlehem comes the salvation of humanity!” (Blessed Father James Alberione Founder of the PastorelleSisters) On December 13, 2025, at 7 PM, the 5th edition of the Christmas Cantata took place in the hall of the São Pedro e São Paulo Parish in Terceira Légua

As we look back on the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2025 , held in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 30 to December 2, our hearts are filled with gratitude. Over three days, thousands of young people walked together as Pilgrims of Hope , celebrating faith, friendship, and the joy of being part of the wider Church. Walking together from St Patrick’s Cathedral  to the festival venue, they felt the weight of tradition in the World Youth Day Cross and

"What is worth having is worth waiting for." (Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) On November 28, 2025, I experienced one of the most significant moments of my academic journey: the defense of my Final Course Project (TCC) in Philosophy at the Salesian University Center in Vitória/ES. After three years of intense study, I was able to present to the examining board the theme that accompanied me throughout this journey: "Empathy and ethics from the perspective of Edith Stein."

The Strength and Outcry of Organized Society at COP30 Organized by the People's Summit, representatives from six continents (America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and Antarctica) were present at the Global Climate March in Belém, Pará, on the day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil (November 15th). A date that, in itself, already raises numerous sociocultural, economic, and environmental reflections. The force of civil society, with approximately 70,000 participan

The graduation ceremony for 136 students from the basic courses in Painting, Electrician, Makeup, Bakery, Seamstress, Libras (Brazilian Sign Language), and Computer Science took place in Santana do Livramento/RS on December 5th at 8 PM. These courses are the result of a partnership between the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and the Federal Institute of Minas Gerais (IFSUL), aimed at providing professional training for low-income individuals. This is the secon

In the second half of 2025, the Jardim das Pastorinhas Community in São Paulo had the opportunity to receive guidance from psychologist Sister Edilamar da Glória Martins, a Passionist nun. There were five very beneficial sessions on the theme: " Aging with Wisdom ". We concluded our meetings by assembling a Community Christmas Tree. Each ornament placed on the tree represented a community commitment: The balls brought with them the good fruit that each one can offer to the co

Every year, in November, the parish community of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Payneham, gathers to commemorate the anniversary of the death of our Founder, Blessed James Alberione. This year’s celebration, held on 21 st November, was combined with the 70 th  anniversary of the Pastorelle Sisters' arrival in Australia. The first three Pastorelle arrived in Port Melbourne on 14 November 1955. Fr Michael Romeo, parish priest of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Payneham, where the Sisters h