At the beginning of 2013/2014 season, a Spanish soccer team, Real Madrid, was worth approximately 571 million euros (520 million US dollars). It corresponded to the total market value of its 23 players. The value of the team rose, however, to nearly 2,500 million...
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Collaboration is… to pray together
On March 14, 2013, almost three years ago, the church experienced a day full of joy and hope: the white smoke announcing the election of the 266th Pope. We all remember the excitement that his appearance on the Vatican balcony generated as well as the many surprises...
“The Present”: a short film that will make you think
The internet is like a vast ocean that hides precious pearls. The video I am introducing to you now is undoubtedly one of them. It tells in less than five minutes a moving story that makes one think. This short movie has received more than 50 awards in 180 film...
Collaboration is… to know we are needed and also in need of help
If collaboration has a necessary aspect, it is the strong bond of unity that makes us rely on one another. To better fulfill our unique mission —and let us not forget that it is to announce the Good News and to serve those in need— it is essential that we support one...
“The Pope Video” (2): Care for Creation (February 2016)
The second video of "The Pope Video" series, an initiative promoted by the Vatican, was released Friday, February 5. In it, the Holy Father explains his intentions for universal prayer and evangelization. Every month we will see a new two-minute video from Pope...
Collaboration is… taking up as my own common challenges
We Vincentians are part of a wonderful spiritual family. We drink from the springs of the purest evangelical love, with charity being at the center of our spirituality and our action. This year 2016, we celebrate the Year of Vincentian Collaboration, an event that...
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul – From the beginning
The Beginnings of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul The "Conference of Charity," from which the Society of St. Vincent de Paul sprang, was founded in Paris in April, 1833 by a few young men and a Catholic newspaper editor. The principal founder was a man of twenty...
VFCAP in Quito Ecuador
Another successful collaboration program is underway.