In recent times, new causes of beatification have begun for some of our missionaries who gave their lives in order to bear witness to their faith and to remain firm in their mission as apostles of Christ.
Renato Lima de Oliveira
Interview with Marieke van de Ven, from the Vincent de Paul Center in The Nederlands
Vincent de Paul Center Netherland was born in Nijmegen, a medium-sized university town close to the border with Germany.
April 23: 189th Anniversary of the Founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
France, April 23rd, 1833. A group of young university students, faced with social inequalities and injustices, decided to take action in the hope of changing the world.
Misevi-Egypt holds its First Meeting
The association of Lay Vincentians Missionaries in Egypt known as MISEVI-EGYPTE officially held the first meeting on Friday, October 13 at Cairo, Al-Helmeya House of the Daughters of Charity. The meeting started with the mass service conducted by Father Milad Zakhary...
Collaboration at the Heart of the Vincentian Family in Ireland
As part of our celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism, the leaders of the eight different branches of the Family came together yesterday to explore the possibility of forming a Vincentian Family Group in Ireland. Fr. Joe...
Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the Charism of St. Vincent de Paul in Montreal (Canada)
On Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the parish of La Nativité de la Sainte Vierge in Montreal, Canada, we had the privilege of celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian Charism. Archbishop Msgr. L’Épine presided at the celebration with 20 priests of the...
Good fruits of 400th Jubilee Year
In this Jubilee Year of 400th anniversary of the Vincentan Charism, we Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul, Region Mbinga of Tanzania, thank God so much for the good step which we have made. We had a three-day Regional Chapter for the first time. It was a good...
Report of the 2nd National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Nicaragua
Dear Brothers and Sisters: The National Council of the Nicaraguan Vincentian Family greets you in the name of God and the Blessed Virgin, faithful to the spirituality of St. Vincent and to the legacy of organization received from blessed Frederic Ozanam. For several...
The Vincentian Family in Taiwan Celebrated 400 Anniversary
Around 1,400 parishioners, members of the Vincentian Family and other affiliated groups and friends participated in the celebration of 400 years of Vincentian Charism on September 23, 2017 in Yunlin, Taiwan. Two bishops, the Papal Nuncio and dozens of Vincentian and...
“I Greet You with All the Tenderness of my Heart”
The recently ordained priest, Patrick Rabarison, CM (Province of France) shares with us the story of the pilgrimage of the heart of Saint Vincent de Paul, an event that provided a framework for his ordination. We refer, of course, to a special occurrence in the life...
Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission Meeting in Lebanon
The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met at the Provincial House of the Congregation of the Mission in Beirut, Lebanon on 25 – 26 July 2017. Participating in the meeting were: Dee Mansi, AIC; Manny Ginete, CM; Denise el-Khoury; Veronika Mila Popić, SC of...
Meeting of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Egypt
On Friday, August 4, 2017, the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Egypt held its fourth meeting at the convent of the sisters of St. Jean Antide in Sakakini Square, Cairo. The attendees were: Father Milad Sedqi Zakhari CM [Coordinator of the National...
