St Paul's by St Chad's Cathedral

General information

The Society of St Paul is a congregation of Catholic priests and brothers whose mission is to proclaim the message of the Gospel using the means of modern communications.

Through books, magazines, journals, film, radio, television, video and the internet, the Society of St Paul continues the vision of its founder, Blessed James Alberione, to follow in the missionary footsteps of St Paul the Apostle in bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world.

Born in 1884, Fr James Alberione felt called to serve the Church in a particular way during a vigil of prayer on New Year's Eve 1900. In 1914, from this spirited vision, emerged the Society of St Paul. Fr James died in 26th November 1971 and was Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 20th December 2002.

The Pauline Family keeps alive Blessed James' vision with a presence in 32 countries as publishers, distributors and retailers, bringing the message of the Gospel to the world today. In the United Kingdom we have a Publishing House in Battersea, a Distribution centre in London and book centres in London, Birmingham, York and Leeds.