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![Nominees Announced for Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/08/youth-award-FI.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Nominees Announced for Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award
This year, the National Youth Committee hosted a Society-wide search for young people doing amazing work in their community.
![Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 02)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Featured-image-maybe.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 02)
Throughout the more than 200 year history of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN), friends from the broader community have walked beside the Sisters in their call to follow the charism of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. From the earliest days, these partners have been integral to the SCN mission.
![Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 02)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Featured-image-maybe.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 01)
Throughout the more than 200 year history of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN), friends from the broader community have walked beside the Sisters in their call to follow the charism of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. From the earliest days, these partners have been integral to the SCN mission.
![Your Tub Is Overflowing!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/02/homelessness-series-featured-2.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Your Tub Is Overflowing!
“If you want to resolve street homelessness, you have to think about prevention: how do you turn off the tap?”
![Message of the Holy Father for the World Day of Prayer for Creation](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/imagen-planeta.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Message of the Holy Father for the World Day of Prayer for Creation
Every September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, so established by Pope Francis in 2015, in keeping with the theme addressed in his encyclical Laudato Si’ on care for our common home.
![Passing of Sister Juana Elizondo, Daughter of Charity](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Sor-Juana-Elizondo-Leiza-HC-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Passing of Sister Juana Elizondo, Daughter of Charity
Yesterday afternoon, Sunday, July 24, 2022, Sister Juana Elizondo Leiza, former Superior General of the Daughters of Charity, passed away in San Sebastian (Spain).
![Shrine plans museum renovation and new visitor center to enhance story of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/seton-groundbreaking-cr.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Shrine plans museum renovation and new visitor center to enhance story of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The year-long construction project is scheduled to begin this fall with the goal of enhancing the experience for pilgrims who want to learn more about St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
![‘A True Saint’: Sister Hilda Alonso, Pioneer of the Daughters of Charity in Miami, Dies at 101](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Hilda-Alonso.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
‘A True Saint’: Sister Hilda Alonso, Pioneer of the Daughters of Charity in Miami, Dies at 101
Sister Hilda Alonso, a Cuban nun who founded the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in Miami, dedicated to the care of the poor, and was principal of the Catholic school Colegio La Inmaculada in Havana, died July 5 in Miami. She was 101.
![Discovering the True Simplicity of Sainthood with St. Mary Magdalene and Mother Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/07/MaryMagdalene-FI.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Discovering the True Simplicity of Sainthood with St. Mary Magdalene and Mother Seton
In the lives of these two saints – one so modern, the other so ancient – the Church reminds us of what it means to be a saint: staying close to Christ.
![Saints of the Mountain: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/PierGiorgioFrassati-Alpiniste-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Saints of the Mountain: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Both literally and figuratively, mountains were the means by which Pier Giorgio Frassati and Elizabeth Ann Seton scaled the heights of holiness and service to God and neighbor.