Since the 1960s, the Western New York region has borne witness to many teachable points of inspiration regarding...
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Partnering for Justice #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
Take back the night! Hundreds of students attended an event held by Niagara University April 7 in conjunction with the...
Easter Charity Fair 2016
"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of my brothers and sisters, you did for me." (Mt 25:40) These...
Poor and Poverty in Evangelii Gaudium
A view of Pope Francis’ Gospel of Joy from South America… The Poor and Poverty in Evangelii Gaudium by Víctor Codina, SJ. The thought provoking article covers 10 points.
Vinnies – Charities can’t fill gaps for government
Charities warn they can't fill in the gaps if Australian government cuts welfare according to the Sydney Morning Herald Dr John Falzon, chief executive officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society, said charity goups should not be expected to fill in the gaps left by the...
Vincent de Paul Society – Extend Unemployment Benefits
Sheila Gilbert, President of the St. Vincent dePaul Society USA, urges "Take Action!1.3 million jobless workers lost Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits right after Christmas Dear Vincentians, Yesterday, in a bipartisan vote, the Senate passed a bill to...
Jeopardy, Trafficking and St. John’s U
Perhaps you have heard how Jeopardy host Alex Trebeck was asked if he knew the origin of his suit. St. John’s University will host a conference that explores the relationships of poverty, human trafficking, modern slavery, and slavery’s links to consumerism and the...
SVDP urges action on Immigration Reform
Sheila Gilbert, President of SVDPUSA writes.. Please, encourage members of Congress to shake-off current apathy and resume working on Immigration Reform. Dear Vincentians, On April 1, Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson and several other...
US Bishops celebrate Mass at border
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, joined by bishops on the border, will travel to Nogales, Arizona, March 30-April 1 to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and celebrate Mass on behalf of the close to 6,000 migrants who have died in the...
Bishops review Cesar Chavez film
Bishops say Cesar Chavez film shows Catholic social justice According to the Catholic News Agency... Several bishops have praised “Cesar Chavez,” a new movie about the labor rights leader and devout Catholic, for its portrayal of a man whom they say embodied the...
You don’t have to be communist to stand for the poor
"You don't have to be a communist to stand up for the poor" So writes John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent Paul Society National Council of Australia. In a piece for EurekaStreet he continues "Helder Camara, the Archbishop of Recife in Brazil,...
Ladies of Charity – National Poverty Summit
Gayle Johnson, President AIC-LCUSA writes, "The Ladies of Charity USA will participate in the Third National Poverty Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 2nd. The meeting is being webcast to those interested. The details follow. You are invited to be a participant...
