Life of Pauline Sisters' founder now in Mandarin and Korean

An online multimedia tool dedicated to Sister Tecla Merlo was released on the 110th anniversary of the birth of the religious congregation founded in the wake of the apostolate in communication promoted by Blessed James Alberione. Mother Superior Anna Caiazza: ‘A story for Asia, a continent where ecclesial life is in great ferment.’

Milan (AsiaNews) - On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of their birth, celebrated yesterday, the Daughters of St. Paul, the female branch of the religious family born from the dream of Blessed Giacomo Alberione to bring every language and form of communication into dialogue with the proclamation of the Gospel, have launched a new initiative with a particular focus on Asia.

In fact, two new versions in Mandarin Chinese and Korean of the ‘scrollytelling’ (a particular form of interactive multimedia presentation) dedicated to Sister Tecla Merlo, a close collaborator of Don Alberione and first general superior of the Daughters of St. Paul, have been available online for a few hours.

Alongside these two Far Eastern languages, a sign language translation has also been introduced to offer deaf people the opportunity to fully enjoy the content. A video presentation of these new features includes contributions from Sister Veronica Donatello, delegate of the Italian Episcopal Conference for people with disabilities, and Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Archbishop of Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

With this initiative, the Daughters of St. Paul continue their journey towards a more inclusive communication, attentive to all needs, open to the world and to the new frontiers of the Church. Asia, with its ecclesial life in great ferment, is certainly one of these.

“We are truly happy,” comments Superior General Sister Anna Caiazza, “to be able to ‘tell the story’ of our co-foundress, Venerable Sister Tecla Merlo, to so many brothers and sisters far away on the Asian continent and to all those who will be able to learn about her story, a story that ‘smells of the Gospel,’ through a form of communication that uses visual and gestural language. And we are happy that the launch of the scrollytelling in Mandarin, Korean and sign language is taking place today, on the anniversary of the birth of the Daughters of St. Paul and on the Sunday of the Holy Trinity, a day very dear to us: in 1961, on the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, Sister Tecla Merlo offered her life for our sanctification."