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![IGH and UN-Habitat Partnership](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
IGH and UN-Habitat Partnership
Experts suspect that more than 100 million people are experiencing homelessness worldwide and likely over one billion are inadequately housed.
![A Place of Love and Care in Botswana](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Botswana-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Place of Love and Care in Botswana
Mr. O was frightened. If he agreed to the surgery, he would lose his right foot and leg and possibly his livelihood, growing tomatoes in his beloved garden.
![Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/Saint-Benedict.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton
Like Saint Benedict, the father of western monasticism, Mother Seton’s life was grounded in contemplation and action. She was a woman of prayer who put all of her energy into the work God called her towards, always trusting in Grace.
![The Council General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul holds “All Africa” Assembly in Nairobi](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/logo-oficial-2nd-aaa-2022.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Council General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul holds “All Africa” Assembly in Nairobi
We ask for your prayers for success of this meeting, and may the Good Lord bless the “All Africa” Assembly.
![The Pope Video • For The Elderly](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/02/pope-video-2-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Pope Video • For The Elderly
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Elderly.
![Let’s Establish Relationships: Youth in the City of Como (Italy) Encounter Marginality](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/legami-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Let’s Establish Relationships: Youth in the City of Como (Italy) Encounter Marginality
“Legami” [Italian for “Ties”] is a group on the move in the city of Como (Italy) which was organized to create opportunities for encounter and dialogue between people living on the peripheries and young men and women.
![Celebration for the homeless in Juiz de Fora (Brazil)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/06/arraia-Juiz-de-Fora-00013.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Celebration for the homeless in Juiz de Fora (Brazil)
On the afternoon of June 25, the team members of the Project “Baños Solidarios Vicentinos” [Vincentian Solidarity Showers] in Juiz de Fora (Brazil) organized the first meeting and celebration for our homeless brothers and sisters.
![Cultural Contest – Vincentian Youth Committed to Quality Education to Fight Poverty](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/06/concurso-cultural-ssvp-2022-eng-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Cultural Contest – Vincentian Youth Committed to Quality Education to Fight Poverty
We invite all Young Vincentians between the ages of 18 and 35 to participate in this competition and send in their Projects that focus on Quality Education as an effective means of fighting poverty.
![2022 Saint Vincent de Paul National Assembly Meeting Agenda](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/07/svdp-usa-assembly-2022-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
2022 Saint Vincent de Paul National Assembly Meeting Agenda
Detailed Agenda for the 2022 Saint Vincent de Paul National Assembly in Baltimore, MD August 30 – September 3.
![Editorial: The Death of Thousands of Migrants is a Disgrace and a Shame for all Humanity](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/06/inmigrac.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Editorial: The Death of Thousands of Migrants is a Disgrace and a Shame for all Humanity
Among the tide of terrible news that floods the various means of communication at the moment, two stories share the same characteristics and gravity: migrants from different parts of the globe who lost their lives on their journey of seeking a better existence, fleeing hunger and violence.