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Children in Surkhet (Nepal) Receive Education Support from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
With the onset of a new academic year in Surkhet, children from economically disadvantaged families have has to confront various problems in order to continue their studies.
Accompanying Refugees
Sister Magdalena Herrera, DC offered her shocking testimony on the work of the Daughters of Charity of the Province of Spain-South, accompanying vulnerable women who come to the “Alma Vincentiana” Project”
Meet Ivanna, Who Receives Food Baskets from Depaul Ukraine
Many people in Ukraine still lack basic necessities such as food and water. We continue to increase our humanitarian response.
Helping Families Rebuild
Dan Stockman, with the Global Sisters Report, shares about how the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and volunteers continue to help families in Western Kentucky rebuild months after devastating storms.
Famvin International Conference on refugees, displaced persons and trafficked individuals
Seville was the city that hosted from June 7-9, the second FHA International Conference entitled, “Accompanying the journey of a refugee.”
Saint John the Baptist, Mother Seton, and the Meaning of Birthdays
June 24 is the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, coming exactly half a year from Christmas. Everyone loves a birthday, but St. Elizabeth Ann Seton intuitively saw something the Catholic Church also uniquely sees: birthdays have a deep and powerful meaning.
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the marriage between Frederic Ozanam and Amelie Soulacroix
181 years ago today, Frederic Ozanam and Amelie Soulacroix were joined in marriage.
Together on a Journey to Accompany Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Victims of Human Trafficking
Silence. Tears. And then applause. The core meaning of a dangerous, tortuous journey, full of fear, but also hope for a better future is encapsulated in the embrace of the beneficiaries of the projects of the Daughters of Charity (DC) in Seville, Spain, where the...
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: On Gun Safety Legislation
Recent events have shocked and horrified our nation once again. In Buffalo New York, ten mostly senior African Americans were gunned down while they did their usual Saturday afternoon grocery shopping. Less than two weeks later in Uvalde Texas nineteen mostly Mexican...
How My Wife Helps Me Live Out My Vocation to Fatherhood
The lives of the saints have always inspired my faith journey and vocations. As a husband and father, I turn to the marriage of Blessed Frederic Ozanam and Amelie Soulacroix. Ozanam is the founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and he served the most vulnerable in...