FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, AUG. 30, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Speaking on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President George Bush highlighted how Catholic Charities is helping rebuild the lives of hurricane victims who have returned home.
During an address given in New Orleans today, the president recounted the story of Samantha George and how Catholic Charities walked [...]

Ghebre-Michael differs in three ways from the other canonised and beatified members the Congregation of the Mission: First, he was African, not European; second, he was not a born Catholic, but an adult convert; and third, he was not actually a member of the community.
For the entire study on Blessed Ghebre-Michael and Justin deJacobis done [...]

The SVDP has been very active in Jerusalem.Jerusalem

Lebanon

Photo from Lebanon

92nd National Meeting of the U.S.Council of
the Society of St.Vincent dePaul in Indinapolis, IN, August 30 – Sept.2.PDF document

The National Office of the SVDP offers a series of weekly reflections designed for use in meetings during the last quarter of 2006.St. Vincent de Paul never wrote a book about his spiritual
teachings. But we find the living voice of the saint in his
letters and conferences in which he trained his followers
for the mission [...]

Elizabeth Ann Seton – wife, mother, religious, foundress, first American-born saint – was born in New York City, August 28, 1774. She was the daughter of Dr. Richard Bayley and Catherine Charlton Bayley, devout Episcopalians. Vincentian Encyclopedia article

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The “Weekly Bulletin Announcements”, based on the Gospel
of each Sunday, are suggested for your parish weekly bulletin.
The action statement can easily be adapted to fit your local needs.
This is a very effective way for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
to encourage all the members in the parish:
* To have ears to hear the “cries [...]

The international site of the Daughters of Charity has recently featured news from France, Spain and the USA.To visit this feature click on http://www.filles-de-la-charite.org/en/news.aspx

The Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide are an international community in the Vincentian tradition founded on April 11, 1799 by Joan Antide Thouret in Bençanson. She was a former Daughter of Charity. Joan Antide Thouret was born November 17, 1765 and canonized in 1934Official site
International site of the Daughters of Charity

Two Filipino CM’s quietly providing help their government is not providing.A national paper in the Philippines writes as follows about two graduates of Adamson University (CM sponsored)…

When criticized by Church people, the government, through its smart spokespersons and astute political allies, is quick to invoke the Church-State separation doctrine. When needed most by its citizens, [...]