During a break in the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission currently taking place in Rome, we had the opportunity to speak briefly with Fr. Mark Pranaitis CM, Executive Director of Vincentian International Mission Services.
Congregation of the Mission
Towards the Fifth Centenary of the Congregation of the Mission
by Marlio Nasayó Liévano, c.m. | February 6, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
Let us try to understand and appreciate the desires of St. Vincent de Paul regarding his “Little Company.”
The Congregation of the Mission: Revitalizing Our Identity
by Famvin Media Resources | January 21, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
Some preparatory materials are being provided ahead of the 2022 CM General Assembly, for reflection and sharing. One of the documents is “The identity of the CM at the beginning of its fifth centenary” by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM.
The Congregation of the Mission in Ireland
by Famvin Media Resources | October 22, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, News | 0 Comments
Learn about the Congregation of the Mission in Ireland in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.
Saint John Gabriel Perboyre: formative years
by Famvin Media Resources | September 10, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
See a presentation that shows how Saint John Gabriel Perboyre was formed and influenced by his family and the people around him, and take a video tour of Perboyre’s birthplace in France, featuring interviews with the descendants of his family.
Chronicle of the 43rd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, June 29
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 30, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News
A new day has dawned as we continue to live the experience of our 2022 General Assembly. We continue to work in order to gather more data about the Congregation of the Mission.
Chronicle of the 43rd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, June 28
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 29, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Bishop Andrew Bellisario, a Vincentian missionary and the Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau in Alaska, shared with us some reflections on the theme of this Assembly: revitalize our identity at the beginning of the fifth centenary of the Congregation of the Mission.
Austria officially honors Vincentian priest
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Austria honors Wolfgang Pucher CM with its Silver Medal for meritorious service to the Republic of Austria through the 38 "VinziWerke" or innovative "VinProjects" he has inaugurated. The breadth of these projects is staggering. Among them VinziDorf, a long-term hostel...
Dangers faced by Vincentians and Daughters of Charity in Rwanda and Burundi
by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
Fr. Néstor Gómez, cm, Regional Superior reports about dangers faced by Vincentians and Daughters of Charity in Rwanda and Burundi. The situation is alarming and calls for fervent prayer. November 10, 2015 Confreres Greetings to all from the Region of RWANDA-BURUNDI...
Laudato Si’ invoked by CM Bishop
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 13, 2015 | Church, Congregation of the Mission, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bishop Benjamin Romarosa, C.M., of Madagascar speaks of caring for our common home and Laudato Si' in a strongly worded letter to his own government. Madagascar, one of the planet’s poorest countries, has become a new Eldorado of the large international mining...
The CLAPVI Itinerant Mission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 23, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Collaborating now with the mission of the Daughters of Charity in Beni, Bolivia are four Vincentian priest-missionaries. Sr. Geralda McCluskey, D.C., originally from the USA and now stationed in the mission, coordinates the missionaries as they serve the “priest-less”...
Rachel Maddow, Sr. Mary Peter Diaz, DC and the Koch brothers
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
To hear Rachel Maddow tell it, Daughter of Charity Sr. Mary Peter Diaz single-handedly took on the billionaire Koch brothers and publicly defeated the conservative activists who spend millions of dollars supporting their candidates and causes. Diaz, not surprisingly,...
Video presentation of General Assembly logo
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Video presentation of General Assembly logo
VIncentian Family and new Interfaith Initiatives
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Fr. Claudio will seek to raise consciousness in the Vincentian Family on practical ways of promoting interfaith dialogue by offering a Christian and Vincentian way to respond to current conflicts.
More changes to Vincentian Family Structure
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
More changes to Vincentian Family Structure with the addition of three more branches to the Executive Committee
How many are in the Vincentian Family?
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Lay Missionaries, Vincentian Marian Youth
What is your guess about how many are in the Vincentian Family? 10,000, 100,000? 1 million? 2 million?