The Vincentian Family Executive Board invites you to our Second Vincentian Family Convocation: “Keeping the Fire Burning: Vincentian Synodality in Action” (14 – 17 November 2024 in Rome, Italy).
Vincentian Family Office
St. Vincent de Paul: A Master of Charity and Faith for the Youth of Today
St Vincent de Paul, who lived between 1581 and 1660, is an emblematic figure for anyone seeking to live a life based...
Message of Pope Francis for the Jubilee of the Congregation of the Mission
A video message from Pope Francis to all the members of the Congregation of the Mission.
Vincentian Family in Italy: Conference on Louise’s Enlightenment
On December 2, at the Casa Immacolata of the Daughters of Charity in Rome, there was a Conference on the Enlightenment: “Four Hundred Years after the Enlightenment Experience of St. Louise de Marillac 1623-2023.”
Odair Miguel, priest of the Congregation of the Mission in Brazil, ordained bishop on December 8th
The Vincentian missionary, Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, CM., was ordained bishop in his hometown of Irati, Paraná (Brazil), in the parish church of St. Michael.
10,000 People Housed through Vincentian Family Global Campaign to End Homelessness
Thanks to the unity and commitment of the Vincentian Family, 102 varied projects around the world have emerged to serve different people experiencing homelessness and lacking a safe place to call home.
First Phase of 13 Houses Project in Río de Janeiro (Brazil) completed on the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul
This year, September 27, 2023, the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, was even more special for the Daughters of Charity of the Province of Rio de Janeiro. It was the day chosen to hand over the keys to the first six houses of the 13 Houses Project. The houses are located...
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 Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. These individuals were martyred during the religious persecution that took place...
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!
Prayers and Readings for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal
The following is the liturgical script for the celebration of the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal.
Vincentian Family Statement on the Crisis in the Middle East
The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations is a coalition of representatives of religious, spiritual, and ethical non-governmental organizations who are dedicated to the pursuit of peace, understanding and mutual respect. The international Vincentian Family...
