FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

Prostitution has existed for a long time in Limoges, as it has in other cities. In September 2001, at the beginning of the academic year, we were struck by the increasing number of younger people gathering and settling in a particular area of the city centre. The new bishop of our diocese, asked a Daughter [...]

Dear Members of the Vincentian Family,
As you know the Daughters of Charity International website is updated on the 1st of each month. As from tomorrow, 1st April, take time to check out:

The Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission of the USG/UISG invites all member congregations to participate in a day of prayer and fasting for an end to violence and war in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Northern Uganda, Nepal, Columbia, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and all those places in our world where there is discord and [...]

The French and the Spanish version of the Vincentian Encyclopedia feature a “This Date in History” section called “Ephemerides”. This feature automatically posts historical events that occurred on any given date during the year. We are looking for someone to manage this section for the English version. The only skill required is the ability to [...]

THE St Vincent de Paul Society (Australia) is concerned at the suggestion of a $10 a tonne carbon levy as a way of tackling the important issue of climate change.
While much of the debate has focused on the impact a levy would have on business and the economy, our concerns relate to the financial impact [...]

EMMITSBURG, MD, March 14, 2007: The Daughters of Charity Emmitsburg Province announces plans for celebrating the Bicentennial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s arrival in Emmitsburg in July 1809; and unveils the logo, The Seton Legacy of Charity, which will graphically represent the beginning and continuation of her legacy.

It has become a trend for such charities as Goodwill to open stores that are more like traditional big-box retailers than the old, dingy thrift stores of the past.
Now the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix has taken the trend a step further: It has opened a furniture boutique.
Ozzie’s Furnishings, which opened earlier [...]

The international site of the Congregation of the Mission has just posted the report of the March Meeting of the General Curia with news of events and other plans.
March 2007 Meeting

The Christian Science Monitor of March 22 runs a story aout a 15 year old legal immigrant to the United States spent 5 years in plain view as a slave to a 60 year old man. A companion piece reports that anywhere from 50,000 to 200,00 people are now enslaved and trafficked in the US.

Under the patronage of UNESCO, 350 AIC volunteers from 50 countries throughout the world met in Rome for the International Assembly from 9 to 14 March 2007 with the theme:
“Women and Poverty – Diversity of Cultures”. (The Ladies of Charity USA are members and sent delegates.)