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We are very much pleased to present to you the Annual Circular Letter of Bro. Renato Lima de Oliveira, the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. The publication of the Circular Letter is a tradition in the SSVP, which allows the President...
The following infographic presents in visual form the key points of the Superior General’s recent letter “On the Threshold of the Fifth Century of the Vincentian Charism." The letter marks the closing of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism....
Beginning on February 1, 2018, Italian Elena Grazini will be responsible for the press office of the Vincentian Family. Elena, a journalist with a multi-year specialization in the management of press offices and, in particular, those in the ecclesial field, will be...
General theme of the meeting: Young Vincentians as leaders of the present and the future of the SSVP. Bible reflection: "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last." (John 15, 16) An important part...
In the framework of the fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development, entitled “Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all,” which will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from January 29 to...
As we already reported last December, the Vincentian Family has announced a film festival and an arts contest entitled "Finding Vince 400." Below we offer important information regarding this event, which will take place in Rome, from October 18 to 21. “Finding Vince...
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...
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...
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...
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...
