Javier F. Chento
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![Liberia: New Country Joining the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/201801liberia_ssvp.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Liberia: New Country Joining the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
It is with great pleasure that we announce that, after several missionary visits and a demanding programme of formation, the Society of St Vincent de Paul has been officially established in LIBERIA. Last August, representatives of the Council General International...
![The “Charity” of Turin at the Vincentian Symposium in Rome](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/2018012017_11-Un-mese-fa-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The “Charity” of Turin at the Vincentian Symposium in Rome
Three months ago, we went to Rome to participate in the International Symposium of the Vincentian Family. It was the beginning of the realization of a dream that was born on the street, that lived on the street and which continues to live on the street. A dream, a...
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Tattoos
Throughout my life I have sensed — thanks to my parents, family, friends, through the school, the parish — how my name was tattooed in the palm of God's hand. How is this? Because it is not a feeling, but an experience. It is difficult to explain, but very real. I...
![Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family 2018](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/201801vfec-2018-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family 2018
On Tuesday, January 16, the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family began. The meeting is taking place in Philadelphia (United States) at the headquarters of the Vincentian Family Office, located on the grounds of St. Vincent Seminary in...
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SSVP President General visits United States of America this January
Between January 14 and 20, 2018, our brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of SSVP, will be traveling through the United States to fulfil an extensive institutional agenda, visiting Conferences, special works and Councils. On days 14 and 15, Renato...
![Message of Pope Francis for the Celebration of the 51st World Day of Peace](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Message of Pope Francis for the Celebration of the 51st World Day of Peace
On Monday, January 1, 2018, the Solemnity of St. Mary Mother of God, the Church celebrates the 51st World Day of Peace. The motto of reflection that he proposes for this year is: “Migrants and refugees: men and women in search of peace.” In his message, the Pope...
![December 2017 Issue of “Ozanam Network” is Now Available](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/12/201712Ozanam-network-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
December 2017 Issue of “Ozanam Network” is Now Available
Every trimester, the International General Council of the SSVP publishes its edition of the newsletter "Ozanam Network." The December 2017 edition is now available, with 16 pages. Some highlighted articles: "Christmas greeting from President General Renato Lima;"...
![Get to know “Federico Ozanam” Children’s Village of Perú](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/12/villa-federico-ozanam-peru-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Get to know “Federico Ozanam” Children’s Village of Perú
For more than 40 years, the Children's Village "Federico Ozanam" (VIFO), a center dependent on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Peru, offers homes to children in extreme poverty, in orphanages or abandoned, or away from their biological families for various...
![Christmas, Time for Gifts and Gratitude](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/12/201712regalo-de-navidad.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Christmas, Time for Gifts and Gratitude
Christmas is here: a time of gifts and gratitude. At Christmas, people who love each other give gifts to one another and appreciate those received. Gratitude, an attitude that should continue throughout the year, was prolonged by Saint Louise de Marillac, who...
![Christmas Greeting from Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM to the Vincentian Family](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/12/201712christmas-greeting-mavric-2017-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Christmas Greeting from Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM to the Vincentian Family
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and successor of St. Vincent de Paul, congratulates the entire Vincentian Family on these important dates, when we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and conclude the 400th...