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.

Interview with Fr. Mark Pranaitis CM, Executive Director of VIMS

by Elena Grazini | Jun 30, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News

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.

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,...