The Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores across USA play an important role in supporting local communities while funding critical programs and services for neighbors in need.
Today, June 15, 2026, we, the members of the Vincentian Family, pray for an end to religious and ethnic violence.
Who is the Vincentian Family?
A group of people connecting, collaborating and evangelizing: a living, growing community of more than 2 million people seeking to followChrist, the evangelizer of the poorin the model presented by the life of Vincent de Paul and his collaborator, Louise de Marillac.
Pray with the Pope is a global initiative of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network where the Holy Father shares his monthly prayer intention. This month: For the values of sports
Depaul International welcomes the European Commission’s new EU Anti‑Poverty Strategy and the proposed European Council Recommendation on Fighting Housing Exclusion as important steps forward for Europe’s response to poverty and homelessness.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores across USA play an important role in supporting local communities while funding critical programs and services for neighbors in need.
Niagara University president Fr. James J. Maher CM joined Catholic higher education leaders in Rome for the 2026 ACCU Seminar, met Pope Leo XIV, and reflected on AI, human dignity, Catholic identity, and Vincentian service.
In this series, Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday experience by looking at how we practically live a liturgically informed life. This week: If transformation is happening in your own life of prayer and worship, do you bring that transformation with you as you deal with God’s beloved poor?
Charity is transformed into professional care through organization, training, and clear structures. Vincent and Triest promote skilled service, proper facilities, and defined roles while preserving personal contact, pioneering modern nursing, education, and humane treatment—especially for the sick and mentally ill.
The Vincentian Marian Youth, also known as the ‘Children of Mary’, is an international organization witnessing to the Church and our Vincentian charism.
Blessed Antonia Maria Verna (1773–1838) was an Italian woman of deep faith who founded the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea to educate children and care for the sick, especially the poor. Her life of humble service, unwavering trust in Providence, and Marian devotion left a lasting spiritual legacy, recognized by the Church in her beatification in 2011.
Pray with the Pope is a global initiative of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network where the Holy Father shares his monthly prayer intention. This month: For the values of sports
One Daughter of Charity reflects on the current context of ministry with migrants coming to Master Calendar hearings at immigration court in El Paso, TX.
We all know what it is like when something suddenly dawns on us. Just when we think we understand a situation, a new insight breaks through and opens up an unexpected perspective.
Jesus, the proof in person that God loves us, has pity for those who are weak and left behind. To have such pity is the calling of those who are his. The calling of the members of the Congregation of the Mission asks them to go all over the world (SV.EN…
Depaul International welcomes the European Commission’s new EU Anti‑Poverty Strategy and the proposed European Council Recommendation on Fighting Housing Exclusion as important steps forward for Europe’s response to poverty and homelessness.
With rising living costs and limited housing options, many 18–24-year-olds are living close to crisis. But homelessness is not inevitable. Every day, we see that it can be prevented, if we act early and take a holistic approach.
Stewardship is a profound, voluntary commitment to nurture, protect, and uplift creation and humanity, rooted in compassion, justice, and faith. It calls individuals and communities to embrace shared responsibility — from personal growth to systemic change — fostering a world where dignity, sustainability, and equity prevail.
In the 17th century, French prisons and galleys were places of extreme misery and cruelty. Vincent de Paul, appointed chaplain of the navy, devoted himself to humanizing these conditions, involving Louise de Marillac, the Ladies, and the Daughters of Charity in the physical and spiritual care of prisoners. With compassion and organization, they transformed charitable assistance into a concrete sign of dignity and Christian faith.
Pray with the Pope is a global initiative of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network where the Holy Father shares his monthly prayer intention. This month: For the values of sports
The Vincentian Family celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s canonization at her Basilica with a Mass presided over by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, and various commemorative events. Exhibits, reenactments, testimonies, and gatherings in Emmitsburg highlighted Mother Seton’s unity and Vincentian legacy in the U.S. and Canada.
The Rule of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul emphasizes a commitment to systemic change by addressing both immediate needs and the root causes of poverty through charity and justice. Guided by their values of human dignity, solidarity, and the preferential option for the poor, Vincentians strive to transform lives, foster self-sufficiency, and advocate for a more equitable and compassionate society.
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla was a woman of deep faith, fierce compassion, and quiet heroism. A pediatrician, wife, mother, and saint, Gianna lived in 20th-century Italy but left a timeless legacy of sacrificial love.
“O Dieu! What a reason the Company has for observing its Rules faithfully; to do what the Son of God came into the world to do! That there should be a Company, and that it should be the Company of the Mission, composed of poor men, and that it should be entirely…
Saint Louise proposes to us in this meditation that we, when visiting a nativity scene, offer to Jesus alms instead of gold, fast instead of myrrh and prayer as incense.
“The Riverbanks” project aimed to equip the San Lorenzo high school and boarding facility with computer equipment, providing the 45 students living there with equal opportunities to continue and successfully complete their higher education.
Success in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul cannot be measured by money, numbers, or visible results, but by growth in holiness and love. Service is fruitful when it unites us with Christ and the poor. Failure is not poor outcomes, but failing to give ourselves in love and trust God.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the number of people accessing Depaul Ukraine’s rough sleeping shelters has tripled, and Depaul Ukraine research found that almost a quarter (22%) of those sleeping rough had been displaced by the conflict.
The Vincentian Family reflects on urgent initiatives: opening our eyes to reality through a Gospel lens, truly integrating young people into leadership and decision-making, and strengthening advocacy amid the UN crisis, defending the poor in the face of global instability.
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