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It’s Called Fairness
by Jim Claffey | June 27, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 4 Comments
A three-year-old screams “It’s not fair” when she thinks her brother gets something she doesn’t. Another child cries out the same when told it’s time for bed while an older sibling stays up.
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Ukraine: Walking Alongside Those in Need
by Matthew Carter | June 24, 2024 | Conflict in Ukraine, News | 1 Comment
Depaul Ukraine’s children’s center in Odesa provides crucial psychological support and shelter to displaced children and adults, helping them cope with trauma and rebuild their lives amidst the ongoing war.
Message of Pope Francis for the Jubilee of the Congregation of the Mission
by Vincentian Family Office | June 24, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Featured, News | 0 Comments
A video message from Pope Francis to all the members of the Congregation of the Mission.
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Food and Education for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
by .famvin | Jul 11, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, News
The Daughters of Charity have been serving the people in the Masanga area of Tanzania since 2007, providing food and schooling to poor children whose parents are living with HIV/AIDs and to orphans who lost their parents due to HIV/AIDs.
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The Heart of a Leader – Sr. Eileen Haynes, SCL #Famvin2024
by .famvin | Jul 10, 2024 | Famvin 2024, News
Sister Eileen Haynes, Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL), Kansas, United States, and member of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, talks to us about her commitment to the poor, her vision and her hopes.
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A Vietnam Veteran finds what he needs at Waypoint
by .famvin | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Waypoint, which was renovated and made available to homeless male or female Veterans last October, has 24 single-room occupancy units (SRO).
Dreams Built, Futures Secured: Microcredit Innovation in India
by .famvin | Apr 14, 2024 | News
Poverty affects everyone including children, in fact, they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than adults.
Women’s History Month: Lay and religious efforts at home and abroad
by .famvin | Apr 13, 2024 | News
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, situated in St. Louis, Mo., are actively engaging in environmental work as part of their mission to serve the poor.
The Pope Video • For the Role of Women
by .famvin | Apr 13, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Role of Women.
Vatican Issues Document on grave Violations of Human Dignity, such as Poverty and Abortion
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 12, 2024 | News
After five years of studies, reflections, consultations and debates, the Holy See has published this week, April 8, the Declaration “Dignitas Infinita”, focused on grave violations of human dignity.
225th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret in Besançon
by .famvin | Apr 11, 2024 | News
Thursday, April 11 marks the 225th anniversary of the Foundation of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret in Besançon, France. The Congregation will celebrate in multiple ways in its provinces scattered around the world. In Besançon,...
Update on Haiti
by Pam Matambanadzo | Apr 9, 2024 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We have been receiving calls seeking some guidance on the situation in Haiti. Vincentians want to know if they can send funds to help.
Ozanam Inn Men’s Emergency Shelter Celebrates 40 Years
by Tony Nochim | Apr 8, 2024 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
For the last 40 years, Ozanam Inn has been a place where you can get yourself together. It’s a place of second, third, and fourth chances. In fact, we don’t count.
House of Charity Grand Finale: May 19
by .famvin | Apr 6, 2024 | News
Save the Date for “A Fond Farewell: Grand Finale at the House of Charity” on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 1 to 5 p.m. CST.
Vincentian seminarians in Tanzania ‘making room for God’ despite lack of space
by Francesca Merlo | Apr 4, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News
The seminarians in Morogoro, Tanzania, make use of what they have to complete their journey of faith, as they follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul with compassion and generosity.