Society of St. Paul
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The Society of St. Paul is a religious congregation founded on 20 August 1914 at Alba in Italy
by Fr. Giacomo Alberione
and officially approved by the Holy See
on 27 June 1949.
Its members are known as the Paulines. Faithful to the mission assigned them by their founder, they communicate the Christian
message with the use of all means that technology put at the disposition of modern man. They are present in 30 countries around the world. They are active in many fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centres of studies, research, formation, animation.
The Society is one of ten orders and lay institutes founded by Alberione.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by Fr. Giacomo Alberione
Giacomo Alberione
Blessed Giacomo Alberione or James Alberione , also known as Santiago Alberione, was an Italian priest and publisher, the founder of the Society of St. Paul and the Daughters of St...
and officially approved by the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
on 27 June 1949.
Its members are known as the Paulines. Faithful to the mission assigned them by their founder, they communicate the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
message with the use of all means that technology put at the disposition of modern man. They are present in 30 countries around the world. They are active in many fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centres of studies, research, formation, animation.
The Society is one of ten orders and lay institutes founded by Alberione.