Nicaragua rarely dominates the world’s headlines, yet its democratic space is nearly closed. Political opponents have been jailed or exiled, civil society dismantled, and the Catholic Church repeatedly targeted. The recent detention of Bishop Abelardo Mata exposes a deeper question: what happens when repression becomes normal enough for the world to stop looking?

As extreme heat swept across Europe last month, the UK registered record temperatures for June. For the homelessness sector, this severely impacts our clients and our workforce. But, as the climate crisis intensifies, how prepared are we?

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, killing hundreds and devastating communities. The Vincentian Family has not escaped the tragedy: a Vincentian volunteer died, houses and churches were damaged, and communities are mobilizing in prayer, solidarity, assessment, and aid. Here is what we know so far.

Alexia Murphy, CEO of Depaul UK, welcomes Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping, but calls for urgent action on youth homelessness. She urges investment in prevention, affordable housing, frontline services, support for care leavers, and policies shaped by young people with lived experience across the United Kingdom.

Human trafficking remains a global human rights crisis, driven by poverty, conflict, migration, inequality, and increasingly digital forms of exploitation.

In the semi-arid interior of Bahia, Brazil, a new building is taking shape—one wall, one room, and one act of generosity at a time. Known as the Casa della Speranza, or House of Hope, the project will provide hundreds of vulnerable children with a safe place to learn, play, eat, and simply experience the childhood they deserve.

The representative of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Valdir Aparecido Alves, explained to the Human Rights Committee the drawbacks of the bill seeking to change how homes for older adults operate.

In the streets of Ceuta, Spain, local solidarity stepped in to help hundreds of migrants and minors left vulnerable by meager official aid. Viewing this reality through a Vincentian lens means recognizing the sacred dignity of every person and seeing Christ in those who suffer. Facing indifference, the Vincentian Family is called to move from passive sympathy to active, practical charity.

July 28, 2026, marked the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the first Sisters of Charity of Saint Jean-Antide Thouret in Vietnam: 25 years of abundant blessings!

In Honduras’s remote Mosquitia region, Vincentian missionary Father Enrique Alagarda, CM, and lay minister Henry Godfri travel by canoe and on foot to accompany Catholic communities rarely reached by pastoral services. Their ministry reveals a Vincentian Church that overcomes distance, listens, celebrates, forms leaders, and refuses to let isolated communities be forgotten.

In Nijmegen, in the Netherlands, the Vincentian mission is alive in a form that is practical, creative, and close to everyday life. The Vincentian Association of Nijmegen works to ease poverty and loneliness in the city and surrounding area, while also encouraging health through movement, sports, and healthy food.

Brother Ad Vermeulen O.F.M.Cap and Brother Caspar Geertman CMM launched a special initiative in mid-2025: the Colourful Inn on Wheels. Their roles as guardian and superior, respectively, of a community of elderly, vulnerable fellow brothers are fulfilling, yet they sought a way to be close to other people as well.

In Augsburg, Germany, a simple but deeply human project reminds us that people who have fled war, violence, insecurity, or hardship need more than documents, housing, and basic services.

Caritas Conferences of Germany (CKD), AIC’s national association in Germany, has joined the Plaudernetz, a free and anonymous phone service launched by Malteser Germany with Deutsche Telekom. CKD will draw on its network of approximately 45,000 volunteers and its experience addressing loneliness to help the growing initiative reach more people.

In the Netherlands, the Vincentian mission is not carried out through one single model. It is expressed through a network of local associations, each rooted in its own town or city, each shaped by the needs of the people it serves.

For many children and young people, education is the path toward a different future. But for families marked by poverty, loss, illness, or social vulnerability, school can become fragile.

For children growing up in poverty in Bangladesh, India, education can never be taken for granted. Financial insecurity, unstable employment, family tragedies, and recurring natural disasters often force parents to make painful decisions about their children’s future.

In Graz, Austria, the Vincentian spirit has taken a form that is both simple and radical: a village for men who had almost nowhere else to go.

Homelessness is often imagined as sleeping on a sidewalk. In wartime Ukraine, however, the reality is far broader: people may be living in shelters, abandoned buildings, temporary rooms, or the homes of relatives without possessing a safe and stable place of their own.

A jurist, husband, father, member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and active lay apostle, Luis Belda made faith a concrete way of serving people in need and participating in society. His life, cut short amid the violence of the summer of 1936, culminated in a witness of fidelity, forgiveness, and Christian hope.

In this video, Tom Judge of DePaul University reflects on his visit to Châtillon, the birthplace of the Ladies of Charity (AIC).

After Fr. Nicolle’s death, the Archconfraternity flourished, with many miracles and conversions linked to the Holy Agony medal and Chaplet. His legacy endures through those who continue his mission of consoling Christ and guiding souls to Him.

The Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM) are a religious congregation founded in the 19th century, dedicated to living out God’s mercy through education, social care, and community service, inspired by the examples of Jesus, Mary, and St. Vincent de Paul.

In the historic center of Besançon, the chapel of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret preserves the memory of a religious family born amid one of the most turbulent periods in French history.

For St. Vincent de Paul, awareness of God’s presence shaped every moment of life. He recognized God in time, creation, prayer, daily duties, and above all in the poor. Remembering God’s constant presence fostered gratitude, attentiveness, and openness to grace, leading him and his followers to serve others as a direct encounter with Jesus Christ.

In this series, Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday experience by looking at how we practically live a liturgically informed life. This week: responding to the Eucharist and cultivating the virtue of zeal for the salvation of souls.

Official statistics capture only a fraction of homelessness in wartime Ukraine. A major new study by Depaul Ukraine suggests that tens of thousands of people remain uncounted—and that the true crisis may be far larger than existing records indicate.

Peter’s walk on water reflects the Christian journey: courage begins by answering Jesus’ call, but fear takes over when our eyes shift from him to the storm. Discipleship requires boldness, trust, and a willingness to leave our comfort zones. Keeping Christ at the center opens new paths for mission and inspires others to step forward with faith.

Read In: Español Italiano Polski Français Português Jesus is our peace.  He does tear down the wall that separates us from each other.  So, he makes one of us who come from all races, cultures and nations. There is no answer from Jesus to the Canaanite woman who cries out to him for help.  Besides, he uses the word ‘dog,’ a word Jews use to refer to those who are not Jews.  So, Jesus does not seem […]

St. Paul’s image of treasure in earthen vessels reveals the mystery of human fragility inhabited by God’s inexhaustible presence. Though suffering, persecution, and weakness may crack us, divine love sustains, heals, and refills us. St. Vincent’s words echo this truth: our weakness does not prevent virtue but becomes the place where grace enables it to flourish.

Read In: Español Italiano Polski Français Português Jesus does not fail to save those who cry out to him for help in nights of gloom and storm.  For he is the Son of God. For Jesus, to save folks means, in concrete, to free them from illnesses and hunger.  And for the Teacher, to save his disciples is not to let […]

Five major discourses of Jesus give form and substance to Matthews’s Gospel. The Parabolic Discourse found in chapter 13, is the third of these major teaching blocks. 

Political convictions can enrich Christian engagement, but they become dangerous when ideology replaces the Gospel. Inspired by Frédéric Ozanam, this article proposes four Vincentian tests for political discernment: God’s Word, closeness to the poor, community life, and concrete service in building God’s Kingdom.

Read In: Español Italiano Polski Français Português From no more than five loaves and two fish, Jesus feeds more than five thousand.  All eat and have their fill, and there are leftovers still. A small mustard seed turns into a large bush; a bit of yeast leavens the whole batch.  In a similar way, five loaves and two fish multiply so that many folks have their fill of them. For, indeed, the […]

We’ve all heard the saying “I never would have guessed.” That is, what is going on at the present time would never have led me to predict this future outcome. This theme figures prominently in the stories of two early Saints, Peter and Paul.

Read In: Español Italiano Polski Français Português As he dies for us sinners, Jesus makes known that God loves us very much.  That is, we are very dear in the eyes of God and of Jesus, of course.  To love is not about us loving God.  Rather, it is about God loving us and sending his Son […]