Javier F. Chento
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![A Vincentian and Supportive Chocolate](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/201908schokogold.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Vincentian and Supportive Chocolate
But it was a small note on its facebook that caught our attention: the initiative to sell chocolates to help the indigenous communities.
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Vincentian Friendship, Essential in Cancer Treatment
According to the young man, Vincentian support has been fundamental to his recovery. “I feel that I am not alone in my struggle for Life.
![Akamasoa (Madagascar): a Place for Learning How to Bring St. Vincent’s Words to Life](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/06/201806Fr.-Opeka-Akamasoa-Madagascar-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Akamasoa (Madagascar): a Place for Learning How to Bring St. Vincent’s Words to Life
From May 1-7, 2018, Mark McGreevy and I, Anja Bohnsack, went to visit Madagascar to meet and learn from Fr. Pedro Opeka. Over the past three decades he has created Akamasoa-- a project aimed at supporting people living in slums by providing them with the tools,...
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Who is My Neighbor?
Homily by Father Ricardo Cruz CM, Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance ambassador, read on Sunday 14th July in the St Vincent de Paul Chapel in Paris during the ambassadors’ gathering.
![Interview with Mother Marilena Bertini, Superior General of the Sisters Ministers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/201908Sorelle-in-Italia.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Interview with Mother Marilena Bertini, Superior General of the Sisters Ministers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Interview of Mother Marilena Bertini, Superior General of the Sisters Ministers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
![The Second International SSVP Youth Meeting Report](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/07/201907SSVP-jovenes-salamanca.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Second International SSVP Youth Meeting Report
Highlights of a very special meeting which was attended by over 120 young people from roughly 100 countries around the world.
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President General of SSVP Will Answer Questions on Facebook Live
Renato Lima de Oliveira will take part in a Talk Show on Facebook Live to discuss with Vincentians from all over the world and answer questions.
![The Mission in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/reflexiones-vicentinas-EN.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Mission in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
In the case of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, its mission and vision are contained in the Rule, a document created in 1836 by our founders and that, after a few updates, reaches the 21st century with the same primitive spirit that guided our ancestors.
![The Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance Volunteer Ambassadors Come Together for the First Time](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/07/201907P90712-1626461-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance Volunteer Ambassadors Come Together for the First Time
The Famvin Homeless Alliance volunteer ambassadors gathered for the first time in July in Paris.
![Interview with Father Pedro Opeka, C.M.](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/06/pedro-opeka.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Interview with Father Pedro Opeka, C.M.
Taking advantage of his visit to Rome in 2018, the journalist Elena Grazini had the opportunity to ask some questions to Father Pedro Opeka, missionary of the Congregation of the Mission in Madagascar: 1- Father Pedro what does it mean today to live in Akamasoa? How...