Pauline Family
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The Pauline Family is a Roman Catholic congregation of ten orders and lay institutes founded by Blessed James Alberione from 1914 onwards.

Mission

The Pauline mission is to spread the knowledge of the Gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...

 and the love of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

 using all the means of modern media technology, and more generally to address the spiritual needs of the modern world in a modern way.

Members

The worldwide Pauline family consists of:

Five religious congregations
  • Society of St. Paul
    Society of St. Paul
    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...

  • Daughters of St. Paul
    Daughters of St. Paul
    The Daughters of St Paul is a Roman Catholic international religious congregation founded in 1915 in Italy.The congregation is part of the worldwide Pauline family, consisting of ten orders and lay institutes, all founded by Blessed Giacomo Alberione, and operates in 50 countries around the world....

  • Sister Disciples of the Divine Master
  • Sisters of the Good Shepherd
  • Sisters of Mary Queen of Apostles


Four lay institutes
  • Institute of Jesus Priest
  • Institute of Gabriel the Archangel
  • Institute of Our Lady’s Annunciation
  • Institute of the Holy Family
    Institute of the Holy Family
    The Holy Family Institute is the first secular institute begun exclusively for married and widowed Catholics. Members take private vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and make a promise of fidelity to the Pope and the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church...



One association of lay collaborators
  • Association of Pauline Cooperators

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