FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

18 April 2007 – Recently a rather curious news item appeared in the “La Stampa”, (a Turin newspaper): Some civil servants from Scotland Yard Police Force, London came to Turin to interview Sr Angela Pozzoli, a Daughter of the Charity, who for the past ten years has been involved in social work helping victims of [...]

“A HEART WHICH SEES” I have read Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, three times. Upon reading through it the second time, I did so with this gathering of the members of the Vincentian Family in Ireland in mind. What I would like to share with you this morning is how this encyclical can [...]

In a joint letter urging all U.S. bishops to participate in activities marking the week, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Domestic Policy, and Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity who is CHA president and CEO, said, “We cannot afford to remain silent while quality, affordable health care is not a [...]

MELBOURNE, April 30, 2007 (theage.com.au): Ari Sharp reports for The Age – Poverty in the Asia-Pacific region is both a threat and an opportunity for Australian businesses, according to a report being released today that was commissioned by some of the nation’s leading companies. READ FURTHER

Tim Williams of Australia draws attention to the following. PARIS, April 29, 2007 (famvin.org/fr): For those who can read French, an item on the FamVin Francophone Site may be of interest. It deals with the attendance from April 17-19 of Fr Bernard Massarini CM (Toulouse CM Province) at a gathering of Non-Government Organisations of the [...]

 WHY A VIRTUAL MARCH? Catholic Charities Directors from communities across the country will be in Washington on April 26th to meet with legislators about hunger in our nation and what Congress can do about it. At the same time, Catholic Charities USA will be holding a briefing for Members of Congress and their staff on [...]