Vincentian Family Office
Now Available: Biographies and Liturgical Prayers for the Saints and Blesseds of the Vincentian Family
A workgroup made up of members of the Vincentian Family has been working in recent years on preparing a document that includes all the saints and blesseds of the Vincentian Family, offering a brief biography of each of them, and another document that offers the specific prayers for the Eucharist of each one of them.
Twenty New Martyrs beatified in the Cathedral of Sevilla (Spain) … among them were six members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
On November 18, twenty new martyrs were beatified in the Cathedral of Seville in a Eucharist presided by Cardinal...
Advent Letter 2023 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Advent gives us the opportunity to strengthen the foundations of our lives by revitalizing these two daily moments of grace, or to start making them, from this Advent on, a way toward seeing the face of Jesus clearly “here and now” and in its fullness for all eternity!
Abiding to the Vincentian Call, Fulfilling the Vincentian Assignments
The Kano Central Council of the Kaduna Metropolitan Council of Nigeria is one known to be relentless in the Vincentian movement.
Interview with Father Vitaliy Novak, CM
Fr. Vitaliy, a missionary of the Congregation of the Mission in Ukraine, is also president of the Board of Depaul Ukraine, an organization that is part of the worldwide Vincentian Family, which is doing important work helping those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Advent Letter 2022 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
This Advent letter is an invitation to pray, meditate, and interiorize the “Evangelical Counsels” as a means to pursue our journey with Saint Vincent de Paul, a “Mystic of Charity.”
“Human Trafficking and Homelessness” Webinar, November 24
The FHA proposes this webinar, symbolically placed on the eve of the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women, to put the spotlight on the global responses to human trafficking, and to examine the intersections with homelessness.
A First Step Towards Stable Housing for Climate Refugees in Papua New Guinea
The Vincentian International Mission Team (CM-PNG) recognizes that the lives of the poor will continue to deteriorate as climate change intensifies.
Francis blessed “Sheltering”, a sculpture that promotes the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign”
He did so at his usual Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Sheltering” seeks to promote the “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people experiencing homelessness around the world.
World Day of the Poor: Pope Francis will bless a sculpture that invites the world to care for the homeless
The sculpture ”Sheltering” will be unveiled next Wednesday, November 9, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The sculpture seeks to promote the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people suffering from homelessness around the world.
The Executive Board of the Vincentian Family Meets In Rome
The annual meeting of the Executive Board of the International Vincentian Family began on Monday, November 7th and will continue until Friday, November 11th.
DePaul Launches Ukraine Winter Appeal as Perilous Temperatures Await
Ukraine faces a perilous winter without urgent funds, says international homelessness charity.