Canada: The Regional Assembly outlines the lines of mission and communion for the three-year period 2026-2029

27 May

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Hernan Vargas, SSP

Canada

27 May 2026

Canada: The Regional Assembly outlines the lines of mission and communion for the three-year period 2026-2029

From May 18 to 20, 2026, a very special Regional Assembly for the Canada Region took place in Montreal. This meeting, which counted on the constant guidance of the Superior General, Don Domenico Soliman, and the General Councilor, Don Valdecir Uveda, allowed the six confreres of the circumscription to come together in a climate of profound synodality, with the aim of evaluating the local reality and outlining the Regional Project for the next three years.

The journey began on May 18 with a careful evaluation of the realities of the apostolate in Canada. In a constantly evolving social and cultural context, particularly in the province of Quebec, participants shared their aspirations and reaffirmed their desire to respond to current challenges with renewed hope. Inspired by the biblical motto of Romans 12.2 ("Let yourselves be transformed by renewing your way of thinking"), the day was transformed into an invitation to personal and community conversion, embracing interculturalism with a spirit of welcome.

On May 19, the second day was entirely dedicated to the analysis and drafting of the Programmatic Document for the three-year period 2026-2029, structured around three major charismatic priorities:

Charismatic roots: Strengthening community life and Pauline identity in the Quebec context, through in-depth meetings and active parish pastoral care.
Training and innovation in the mission: Reorganize the apostolic works (publishing, diffusion and administration), strengthening the websites and transforming the Sala Médiaspaul in Montréal into a cultural and religious reference point for the neighborhood and the city.
Regional synodality: Promote the culture of meeting both at community level and with lay collaborators, also guaranteeing transparent, supportive and fair economic management.

On May 20, the last day of the Assembly, the confreres proceeded with the final reading and unanimous approval of the operational lines of the new project. The historic day ended with the election of the new Regional Council which will support the government of the district. At the end of the polls, the council was officially constituted by Brother Walter and Father Hernan.

The Assembly concluded with heartfelt thanks to all the participants for their dedication and with a prayer of entrustment, placing the new path of the Canadian Region under the guidance of the Divine Master, with the firm desire to be true "artisans of communion" and joyfully announce the Gospel.

Don Hernan, SSP

Canada: The Regional Assembly outlines the lines of mission and communion for the three-year period 2026-2029

The Society of Saint Paul is a religious congregation which was founded in 1914 at Alba, in Italy, province of Cuneo, by Fr. Giacomo Alberione. 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 32 countries around the world. They are active in many fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centers of studies, research, formation, animation.

Successivamente egli fondò altre quattro Congregazioni: le Figlie di San Paolo, le Pie Discepole del Divin Maestro, le Suore di Gesù Buon Pastore, le Suore Apostoline, quattro Istituti: Gesù Sacerdote, Maria SS. Annunziata, San Gabriele Arcangelo, Santa Famiglia e l'Associazione Cooperatori Paolini. Insieme costituiscono una grande famiglia religiosa: la Famiglia Paolina.

Their logo represents well the dynamism which fills them. The General and the Provincial Government, assure that the mission comes to life.

Father Giacomo Alberione, in the footsteps of Saint Paul to become one for all, has, besides the Society of Saint Paul, founded four congregations: Daughters of St. Paul, Disciples of the Divine Master, Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd, Sisters of Mary Queen of Apostles; four associated institutes: Jesus the Priest, Saint Gabriel Archangel, Mary Most Holy Annunciation, Holy Family; as well as the Association of Pauline Cooperators. Together, they constitute the Pauline Family.

The SSP was approved officially by the Holy See on 27 June 1949. Its mission is to "evangelize with the modern tools of communications". It is made up of religious priests and lay consecrated (called Disciples of the Divine Master). They are present in five continents. The Society of St. Paul makes use of magazines, books, cinema, radio, television, discs, compact disc, internet and all technological means of communication to announce Christ and speak of everything in a Christ like manner to all those away from the parish life. The models of the mission are: Master Jesus, Saint Paul, the apostle who became one to all, and Mary Queen of Apostles who gave life to Christ, communicator of the Father.

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I Paolini - Siamo sacerdoti e laici consacrati che insieme formano la Società San Paolo, Congregazione che don Giacomo Alberione (1884-1971) ha fondato 100 anni fa ad Alba (Piemonte, Italia), il 20 agosto 1914.

La comune missione è quella di «vivere e dare Gesù Maestro, Via Verità e Vita agli uomini d'oggi», raggiungendo il maggior numero possibile di persone attraverso ogni forma moderna di comunicazione. A questo scopo, don Alberione additò come modello e padre san Paolo, l'apostolo dell'universalismo cristiano, e indicò in Maria, Regina degli Apostoli, colei che per prima diede al mondo Gesù, il divino Maestro per tutti gli uomini di ogni tempo.

La missione - Nostra specifica missione è dunque l'annuncio e la diffusione della parola di Dio e il magistero della Chiesa con la sensibilità e l'apertura di san Paolo, il quale ci spinge ad avere come oggetto dei nostri pensieri e del nostro agire «tutto quello che è vero, quello che è nobile, quello che è giusto, quello che è puro,... e ciò che merita lode» (Fil 4,8-9).

Per adempiere a questo compito, don Alberione si affidò all'inizio del '900 alla stampa, e, successivamente, a tutti i mezzi che la comunicazione sociale andava esprimendo: cinema, radio, televisione , audiovisivi. Oggi i "Paolini", suoi continuatori, si volgono con la stessa audacia, e non senza trepidazione, alla comunicazione digitale che va generando una nuova cultura e antropologia.

Siamo presenti in 38 nazioni con comunità e attività. In collaborazione con le Chiese locali vogliamo dare una risposta ai bisogni spirituali degli uomini del nostro tempo e di ogni territorio, promuovendone la dignità e la vocazione ad una vita piena, in linea con l'indicazione del nostro Fondatore: «fare a tutti la carità della verità». Con le risorse ed i mezzi che la Provvidenza ci affida ci impegniamo a liberare l'uomo da una nuova e antica povertà: l'ignoranza o il rifiuto della Buona Notizia di Gesù Cristo, morto e risorto per la salvezza degli uomini.