The September/October issue of the Boletim Brasileiro magazine of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in Brazil has published interviews with two members of the Commission for the Canonization of blessed Frederic Ozanam, the main founder of the Society of St....
Javier F. Chento
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There is a Dream in You
"Saint Vincent received the vocation to go forth as a gift." This sentence from Fr. Luigi Mezzadri’s article has echoed in my mind from the moment I read it. The vocation to go forth is a sign left by Saint Vincent de Paul, both in the sense of always advancing from...
SSVP General Council Organizes in Madrid Workshops on Special Projects and Formation & Training
On November 2 and 3, the Council General International of the SSVP is organizing workshops for the territorial delegates responsible for two strategic areas: Special Projects and Formation & Training. The event will take place at the La Salle Arlep Center, in...
“Does Europe Still Have Christian Values in its Treatment of Migrants?” Asks an Ethiopian Cardinal at the Synod
For the second year in a row I have been given the mission to accompany a small pastoral team for migrants in the Diocese of Landes. We’ve increased our numbers by inviting a Daughter of Charity from the Berceau community who provides French lessons and a layman from...
Missionary Call of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M.
As every October, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) has written a letter to all the members of the CM requesting their generosity, both personal and material, to continue the work of evangelization in different parts of the globe. The...
The Last Round table of “Finding Vince 400”: Maimouna Makes a Goal
Evelyn Marie Sabino is a member of the Peace Corps and, as a volunteer, received an assignment for two years to Goudiry, a small town of 10,000 inhabitants in Senegal. She was the sole participant in the last Round Table of “Finding Vince 400.” Evelyn is a young...
Film Festival “Finding Vince 400”: Closing Day (Sunday, October 21)
In a festive atmosphere full of gratitude for the experience, the participants of the "Finding Vince 400" film festival concluded the meeting with the Eucharist that was celebrated on Sunday, October 21 at the Mariapoli Center in Castel Gandolfo and that was...
“Finding Vince 400” Film Festival: Third Day (Saturday, October 20)
Last Saturday, at the Conciliazione auditorium in Rome, “When Charity calls you: charity as the privileged place for vocational discernment,” the event organized in collaboration with the synod of bishops took place. And it was precisely Msgr. Baldassarri, secretary...
“Finding Vince 400” Film Festival: Second Day (Friday, October 19)
The second day at the “Finding Vince 400” at Castel Gandolfo, under the banner of charity and the possibility of telling it thanks to the power of cinematographic language. This Friday, the director of the festival Clarence Gilyard together with his colleague and...
SSVP is celebrating the 15th Aniversary of the Rule and Confederation
On October 18th, 2003, in Rome, an assembly of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was held where the network of charity that Federico dreamt of became an international confederation, with a modern rule that we must know, care for, love and follow. Until the year...