Javier F. Chento
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WYD: a Welcome Ceremony with a Vincentian taste!
Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of young people warmly received Pope Francis to the World Youth Day, in a ceremony that took place in Błonia, a huge park located in the city center of Krakow; Pope Francis put aside the "popemobile" and preferred to take the public...
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The Apostolate of the Ear
Pope Francis will meet, from today on, with hundreds of thousands of young people, coming from all over the world to celebrate their faith in community. He's going to offer a word of encouragement and support, also the closeness of the entire Church in these complex...
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1,300 Young Vincentians Meeting Prior to World Youth Day
From July 23 to 26, some 1,300 young Vincentians around the world will have a pre-World Youth Day gathering, joining the WYD after it. The Vincentian Youth Gathering will be held at the Educational Centre "Good News 2000" in Piekary, Liszki, near Krakow, in southern...
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Prayer for Young Vincentians Attending WYD
Loving Lord, it is through your grace that we will come together as Vincentian Youth in Krakow, Poland. We ask you to send forth your wisdom and guidance as we prepare for this spiritual event. Through the intercession of St. Vincent de Paul, who has trusted the young...
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A Mischievous Pope
Last Wednesday, July 13, Pope Francis did one of those amazing acts that we are getting used to. The media said that, after attending a routine visit to the dentist, he asked the driver of his Ford Focus, instead of returning directly to his offices, to deviate a...
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Interview with Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, held in 2013
In the magazine Vincentiana, No. 4 of 2013, appeared an interview with Fr. Tomaz Mavric, CM, then Visitor of the Vice-Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who has been elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission last week. For those who are...
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World Youth Day is at Hand
In just two weeks World Youth Day 2016 will be starting, where hundreds of thousands of young people around the world will gather to share a few days of reflection and joy. The event will take place in Krakow (Poland) from July 25 to 31. The theme of the XXXI World...
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JMV Syria, Peacemakers
Report of Yancarlos Carrasco (International President of the VMY) on the occasion of his visit to Syria. …on that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me:...
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Official biography of Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Tomaž Mavrič, CM - Twenty-fifth Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Company of the Daughters of Charity. Father Tomaž was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 9, 1959. His mother, Leopoldina, and his father, Joze, were born in Slovenia in...
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Interview with Fr. Gregory G. Gay on the eve of finishing his service as Superior General
When Fr. Gregory G. Gay was elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission by the General Assembly in 2004, I [P. Celestino Fernandez, C. M.] was there as a reporter and did a short interview with him. When, on the eve of the end of his service and the...