Some 300 people, from all over the world, have gathered at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, to attend the "Finding Vince 400" film festival and contest. The meeting began on Thursday, October 18, whose morning was devoted to registration and to know...
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“Finding Vince 400” Film Festival Starts Today
Today, Thursday, October 18, begins "Finding Vince 400," the International Film Festival and contest dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, to illustrate the globalization of charity, in the Mariapolis Center of Castel Gandolfo (Italy). The first images of the meeting...
Film Festival Presents Dream of Ending Poverty
Castel Gandolfo, close to where the popes usually spend summer vacation, is going to host a film festival to raise awareness about poverty in the world. It's called “Finding Vince 400.” It recalls the 400th anniversary of when St. Vincent de Paul began to help the...
La Moskitia (Honduras): Catholic Radio “Kupia Kumi” takes care of the Common House
For 15 years, the San José de Puerto Lempira parish (Mission in Honduras) has been broadcasting, through the airwaves of the Catholic Radio "Kupia Kumi," to all the communities of the Department of Gracias a Dios, better known as La Moskitia (16,997 km2 of extension...
“Finding Vince 400” Will Be Streamed on Facebook
Thursday, October 18, starts "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and the Competition dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul to illustrate the globalization of charity. The event will take place at Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) until ...
Information on the Vincentian Youth Encounter in Panama, January 2019
Just three months before this EJV Panama 2019, we share, together with this message, the program of the meeting, both for those who will participate and for those who can help us to disseminate this information. The registration deadline for our meeting is November...
SSVP President General Will Be Visiting the City of Oporto (Portugal)
On October 12, 13 and 14, brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of the SSVP, will be on an official visit to the Central Council of Oporto, Portugal. Renato will be accompanied by the national president, sister Alda Couceiro, and the president of the...
The Vatican Disseminates the Synthesis of the Meeting of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
On June 19th, the Annual meeting of the Dicastery with the general moderators of the lay associations, the ecclesial movements and of the new communities was held in the Palazzo San Calisto. During this meeting, the nearly 50 ecclesial groups convened reflected on the...
The Colors of Charity [Video]
The Congregation of the Mission, on its YouTube Channel, has recently published a video about "the Vincentian charism narrated through art," which we invite you to see. It is narrated in Italian, but it has subtitles in English: https://youtu.be/SYSw4knnGAE
Appointment in Rome: October 20
The Vincentian Family, during the “Finding Vince 400” film Festival, is organizing an event with the Synod of Bishops entitled “When Charity Calls you,” at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, on Saturday, October 20 at 6:00 PM. It is an opportunity to use the...