In Poland, in the Chełmno-Poznań Province, we have been organizing Vincentian Vacations with God for children and youth for over a dozen years. It is a time of formation, prayer, sightseeing, and having fun together in the great outdoors.
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In a Fragile World, Fraternity Offers a Firm Foundation
As poverty, extreme hardship, and isolation increase, charitable organizations are adapting the way they serve. For the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, fraternity goes beyond material assistance: it grows through personal encounters, attentive listening, friendship, and a faith lived out in the service of every person.
What Does It Mean to Be Homeless in Wartime?
Homelessness is often imagined as sleeping on a sidewalk. In wartime Ukraine, however, the reality is far broader: people may be living in shelters, abandoned buildings, temporary rooms, or the homes of relatives without possessing a safe and stable place of their own.
The Vincentian Family Daily Intention: August 16, 2026
Today, August 16, 2026, we, the members of the Vincentian Family, pray for inclusive language and practices in the Church.
Where the Road Ends: Vincentian Mission Along Honduras’s Kruta River
In Honduras’s remote Mosquitia region, Vincentian missionary Father Enrique Alagarda, CM, and lay minister Henry Godfri travel by canoe and on foot to accompany Catholic communities rarely reached by pastoral services. Their ministry reveals a Vincentian Church that overcomes distance, listens, celebrates, forms leaders, and refuses to let isolated communities be forgotten.
Vincentius Nijmegen: When Poverty Is Met with Food, Friendship, and Movement
In Nijmegen, in the Netherlands, the Vincentian mission is alive in a form that is practical, creative, and close to everyday life. The Vincentian Association of Nijmegen works to ease poverty and loneliness in the city and surrounding area, while also encouraging health through movement, sports, and healthy food.
Homelessness in a Changing Climate: Building a Resilient Response
As extreme heat swept across Europe last month, the UK registered record temperatures for June. For the homelessness sector, this severely impacts our clients and our workforce. But, as the climate crisis intensifies, how prepared are we?
The Vincentian Family Daily Intention: August 15, 2026
Today, August 15, 2026, we, the members of the Vincentian Family, pray for people living without access to legal identity.
On August 15, We Commemorate the Martyrdom—Dies Natalis—of Blessed Luis Belda y Soriano de Montoya, a Member of the SSVP
A jurist, husband, father, member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and active lay apostle, Luis Belda made faith a concrete way of serving people in need and participating in society. His life, cut short amid the violence of the summer of 1936, culminated in a witness of fidelity, forgiveness, and Christian hope.
A Colourful Inn on Wheels
Brother Ad Vermeulen O.F.M.Cap and Brother Caspar Geertman CMM launched a special initiative in mid-2025: the Colourful Inn on Wheels. Their roles as guardian and superior, respectively, of a community of elderly, vulnerable fellow brothers are fulfilling, yet they sought a way to be close to other people as well.
