It would be wonderful if our provinces in Europe also would be open to receiving refugees from the Ukrainian Vincentian Family who will be leaving the country or, in general, other Ukrainian refugees.
Tomaž Mavrič, CM
The Vincentian Family in Italy Acts to Support the Work of Their Members Serving the People of Ukraine
United with Pope Francis and with men and women of good will throughout the world, we, members of the Vincentian Family, lift up our minds and hearts in prayer for peace in Ukraine.
Assistance for Ukraine and Prayers for Peace
We continue to receive news about the activities of the members of the Vincentian Family to alleviate the situation of people suffering from the devastation of an unjust war.
Summary of Meeting with Members of FAVIDO
The Vincentian Family National Council in the Dominican Republic, known as FAVIDO, has been meeting as a group for the past 30 years. Traditionally, it had been the role of the Visitatrix of the Daughters of Charity to convene these meetings. But through the...
FamVin / VMY – Croatia Meeting
The National Meeting of the VMY Croatia was held on October 29, 2016 in Lužnica - Zaprešić. It was attended by 80 members of VMY and their sisters advisors from Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Kistanje. Also, our guests were VMY members from neighboring Bosnia and...
Vincentian Office Visit to the Netherlands
From Monday, October 17 to Saturday, October 22, 2016 I had the privilege to visit with the Vincentian Family in the Netherlands. My experience was wonderfully organized by Marieke van de Ven, Margriet Kok and Hetty Nieuwaard of the Vincent de Paul Center Nederland -...
A New Interprovincial Community in Ukraine
On October 22, a new interprovincial community of Sisters Mary of the Miraculous Medallion in Ukraine was founded in T. Remeta (Perechyn district, Transcarpathia, in Ukraine). New community was created by sisters from the Slovenian and Croatian Provinces. This is an...
Meeting of the Vincentian Family Leaders in Kenya
On Sunday morning, October 16, leaders of the Vincentian Family in Kenya gathered at the DePaul Center of the Lazarists (CM's) for a meeting with Fr. Joe Agostino, CM, the coordinator of the international Vincentian Family Office (VFO). The session provided us with an...
Joint Vincentian Family Commissions Meeting
On Monday, April 25, members of the Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change and the Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met in Bayside, New York. Their purpose was to share with one another the work of their Commissions and to seek ways in which they...
Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission Meeting
The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met in Philadelphia from September 24-27, 2016. The first two days of meetings were spent in a discussion of the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP). The modules were revisited after over two years of...
History of the First Confraternity of Charity
The National Council of the Vincentian Family in El Salvador (Central America) shares with us a presentation that has been developed with eyes on the 400th anniversary of our charism, which we will celebrate in 2017. It shows the story of St. Vincent de Paul and the...
First Assembly of Vincentian Family – Croatia
The first assembly of Vincentian Family Croatia was held on September 17, 2016 in Novigrad na Dobri. It was held in the Pastoral Centre Vincentinum and was led by the CMs. The Vincentian Family in Croatia comprises of six branches: the Congregation of the Mission,...
