Tomaž Mavrič, CM
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.
XXII AIC International Assembly – Rome 2023
The next International Assembly of the International Association of Charities (AIC) will be held in Frascati, near Rome, Italy, from March 21 to 24, 2023, with the theme: “Citizens of the world, walking united in hope.”
The General Council is Updating its Data on the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Presence Around the World
The full list of “Vincentian territories” has been drawn up with great care, based on the latest information provided by our 12 Territorial vice-Presidents on the situation of our organisation on the ground.
Typhoon-resistant Houses and Repair Kits: an Update on the Vincentian Response in the Philippines
Thanks to your generous donations (a total of $ 118,236.27) the FHA was able to provide funds for 100 house repair kits and the construction of 13 typhoon-resistant houses.
New Year’s Message From Depaul’s CEO Matthew Carter
My first visit to Ukraine will stay with me forever. In times of crisis, it is always incredible to witness how communities and individuals come together to play such a pivotal part in helping those around them.
100 years of the presence of the Congregation of the Mission in India
Visitors of Spain had been invited to travel to India to celebrate the centenary of the arrival of the first missionaries of the Congregation from Spain.
Ukraine: a Mission of Peace and Charity
On 7 and 8 December, on neutral ground (Hungary), the Council General International received a delegation of four Ukrainian SSVP ladies. As the airspace is blocked because of the war, there are no flights in the Ukraine, so the delegation travelled by train and car to meet us.
Building 75 Homes in India
As we look at our world, we know we must continue to exist for the people for whom Jesus existed and for those he served in his day: the outcasts, the women, the sinners, and those living on the edges of society.
Members of the Socieity of Saint Vincent de Parul, throughout Brazil, participate in the beatification of Isabel Cristina
On December 10, 2022, Isabel Crstina, “the Vincentian flower” was beatified in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad [the Shrine of Our Lady of Piety] in Barbacena.
Diaries of a Vincentian: Brazil
The 13 Houses project is much more than the provision of a house; it is giving someone a space in which they can feel like a child of God, a human being and a citizen who has the right to a place to call home.