Pope Francis underlines the importance of evangelization, saying that it should be oriented towards witnessing and proclaiming the Gospel, in his address to the members of the Order of the Mother of God, the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat and the Congregation of the Mission as they hold their General Chapters.
In the name of the commission, Father Rolando Gutiérrez reminded the delegates this was the time to share in a plenary session the lines of action of the respective continental groups.
The Synthesis Commission presented its work, and time was allotted for commentary and amendments to the work. Father Daniel Pilario explained the manner in which the document was developed and described the steps that would be taken so that a Final Document is approved.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
.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...
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...
We invite you to watch the Christmas greeting of Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., Superior General, and the Assistants General of the Congregation of the Mission. "The Incarnation happens every day, every hour... and it is happening here and now, every time a new human being...
September 9 – November 4, 2016 I am Fr. Ambrose Esigbemi Umetietie, CM from the province of Nigeria. After my ordination in August 2013, I was sent to Chad International Mission. However, I had to spend about five months in Cameroon to learn French before resuming my...
