Congregation of the Mission
Interview with Father Joel Bernardo CM, Executive Director of the Vincentian Solidarity Office
We interviewed Fr. Joel Bernardo CM, executive director of the VSO, during a break in the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission taking place in Rome
Chronicle of the 43rd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, July 5
Today, Fr. Gregorio Bañaga, Visitor of the Province of the Philippines, was elected new Vicar-General, and he joyfully accepted this call.
Fr. Gregorio L. Bagaña Jr, CM, new Vicar-General of the Congregation of the Mission
Gregorio Bañaga, CM, of the Philippine Province, was appointed the new Vicar General of the Congregation of the Mission.
Meeting of Young Priests of the Vice-Province of SS. Cyril and Methodius and Slovak
From October 24 to 26, the first joint meeting of young confreres Lazarists of two Provinces: Slovak and Vice-Provinces of SS. Cyril and Methodius took place. The meeting was held in the north of Slovakia in the picturesque village of Krushetnitsa. Visitors of both...
University Happenings: @DePaulU
The Congregation of the Mission sponsors four universities throughout the world. DePaul University celebrates "Vincentian Heritage Days" around the feast of St. Vincent de Paul and throughout the year. The Office of Mission and Values is dedicated to enhancing the...
University Happenings: @StJohnsUniv
The Congregation of the Mission sponsors four universities in the world. St. John's in New York City celebrate's Vincent de Paul. Regular .famvin feature columnist, Patrick Griffin, C.M., reflects on what "might" have been the feeling in Paris on September 27, 1660,...
University Happenings: Niagara University @NiagaraUniv
The Congregation of the Mission sponsors four universities throughout the world. The first Vincentian university established in the United States -- Niagara University -- has scheduled a full slate of events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian...
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič writes about vocations to his Confreres… and to us!
Writing to his confreres on the topic of vocations in this anniversary years, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., spiritual animator of the whole Vincentian Family addresses all of us. A few months ago, I was approached by an international leader of a lay branch of the Vincentian...
Vincentian Solidarity Office Annual Report, 2016
The Vincentian Solidarity Office has published a very attractive and informative year end report. It proudly points to 19 projects in Africa, 6 in Asia, 1 in Eastern Europe and 6 in Latin America. The total disbursement exceeded one million dollars (US). Their own...
This Day in Vincentian History: May 12
On May 12, 1888, John Joseph Lynch, C.M., the first Archbishop of Toronto, Canada, died. He was born at Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, 6 Feb., 1816. He attended Castleknock College and College of St. Lazare, Paris. He did missionary work in Ireland, throughout the...
The Impact of Vincentians on the Early American Church: Bishop John Timon, CM
.famvin reminds us of the early impact of Vincentians in New York with articles such as “Life and Legacy of John Timon, C.M., First Bishop of Buffalo, New York.” Fast forward to now and the following article in The Buffalo News, “Remembering Buffalo’s first Catholic...
Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet: February 18
Tomorrow is the feast day of one of our Vincentian Saints, Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. He was canonized by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2000. Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: His friends described him as filled with tenderness and compassion. He lived a long, full...