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The Pope Video • Catholics in China
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catholics in China.
Pope Francis Publishes Apostolic Exhortation: “Beloved Amazon”
Pope Francis published the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, “Beloved Amazon” … this document is the fruit of the Synod on the Amazon.
Pope Francis’ calls to aid Syrian families: A Vincentian Family Response
Pope Francis is urging Catholics to aid those who are suffering in Syria due to the ongoing conflict in the country, both in prayer and by taking in refugee families. Last Wednesday, June 1 (International Children's Day), Pope Francis called on Catholics and Orthodox...
Francis models pastoral care of the homeless
Pope Francis not only raises consciousness about those who are homeless but in so many ways models comprehensive pastoral care of the homeless. After reading the following what questions does it raise for Vincentian Family ministries with the homeless. The Pope’s...
The Vincentian Family and parish renewals in Brazil
Parish renewals in Brazil involve the Vincentian Family. "Popular Missions"- in language that dates back to the early days of the Congregation of the Mission - refers to what we would call today parish missions. Eli Chaves Dos Santos, CM, Assistant General, describes...
Holy See Panels Call For Stepping Up Anti-trafficking Efforts
“Here in 2016 we talk a good game on anti-trafficking and slavery. Now is the time for action,” The Holy See delivered some powerful messages about ending human trafficking and slavery, April 7, says Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, DC, during a multi-panel discussion at the...
People, faces, names, stories
This weekend, Pope Francis visited the refugee camp in Lesbos (Greece). With him were the leaders of the Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and Jerome II, Archbishop of Athens. The news has not gone unnoticed in the European media, even if many...
Love in the Family – Advice to and from bishops
For weeks now the opposing camps have been trying to fathom what Pope Francis was about to say in anticipation of his document on family life. No doubt the discussion will continue now that it has been released. [Vatican summary of the document] [US Bishops resource...
On the Line for Justice in Perú
Dear friends at .famvin, I hope you are well. Here's the article about the March for Life in Perú: The March for Life is organized by the Archdiocese of Lima. We look to defend life from conception. In this fourth time, around 750,000 people participated. God unites,...
“The Pope Video” (3): For children and families in difficulty
The third video of "The Pope Video" series, an initiative promoted by the Vatican, was released Thursday, March 10. In it, the Holy Father explains his intentions for universal prayer and evangelization. Every month we will see a new two-minute video from Pope Francis...
Down the Tubes. #IamVincent #WeAretheChurch
Down the tubes. Down the drain. Commentaries by many say that is the future of the Church. But Vincentians know better. Vincentians are the Church. And the Church is growing and healthy. In an article on HuffPost filled with both hope and desperation, Kevin Wright and...
