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“Building with Love” to move the 13 Houses Campaign in Ecuador forward
The Vincentian Family in Ecuador is a great example of Vincentian collaboration, with 9 branches working together to serve the poorest of the poor.
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2021 SVDP USA National Assembly in Houston
After a hiatus in 2020, the 2021 SVDP USA National Assembly is back as a live event!
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New life through wellness
Anant Lal Ram and his wife, Pushpa Kumari Durga from Jitwarpur, Nizamat in Samastipur are taking a two-week wellness treatment at Nazareth Hospital, Mokama.
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Homelessness is on the rise
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
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Unaccompanied Minors at the Border
Sister Migdalia, a Daughter of Charity who has been working in El Paso, is a member of the “confraternity of Vincentians on the Border.” Here she shares with us the first of two reflections.
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Vincentian Mapping Project
If you ask Vincentians why their work with homeless people is essential, you will receive a number of answers.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul shares Our Faith in Action in EWTN Special
The special tells the stories of Vincentian volunteers in three cities as they serve neighbors in need whose lives were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Rescue the poor and helpless from the grasp of evil…” Psalm 82, V. 4
Pope Francis has said that, “Human trafficking is the most extensive form of slavery in this twenty-first century!”
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Job Fair – A Vincentian Initiative For Work Reentry (Honduras)
During these days we often hear people say: the time of crisis is a time of opportunity.
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Seeking Wisdom Through Common Ground
In 1993, my husband Bill and I set out on a new journey and, together with the Vincentian priests and brothers, birthed the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (which is now part of MISEVI).