LAUDATO SI’ WEEK began in 2016 to celebrate the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter.
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SVdP Announces Episode 5 of Our Faith in Action Season 2 on EWTN
by Jill Pioter, SVDP USA | November 12, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
“Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul” will wrap its season 2 premiere week special event on EWTN Global Catholic Network on December 2 at 5:30 PM EASTERN / 4:30 PM CENTRAL.
COP27, Delivering For the People and the Planet
by Pattie Hughes, SSVP | November 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 3 Comments
Climate change affects us all. We share this beautiful gift of the Earth.
Francis blessed “Sheltering”, a sculpture that promotes the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign”
by Vincentian Family Office | November 10, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
He did so at his usual Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Sheltering” seeks to promote the “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people experiencing homelessness around the world.
World Day of the Poor: Pope Francis will bless a sculpture that invites the world to care for the homeless
by Vincentian Family Office | November 8, 2022 | News | 3 Comments
The sculpture ”Sheltering” will be unveiled next Wednesday, November 9, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The sculpture seeks to promote the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people suffering from homelessness around the world.
Protecting Children’s Rights in the Netherlands
by Vincentian Family Office | May 21, 2023 | News
According to recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS)[1], 209,000 children in the Netherlands are living at risk of poverty, with their parents earning a salary below the national low-income threshold.
Women on the Move!
by .famvin | May 20, 2023 | News
The objective of this project was to finance the training and the sewing equipment of 5 young women who wanted to become financially independent.
Celebrating the Birthday of Three SSVP Co-Founders in July
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 28, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On July 8th and 18th, 2020, we will be celebrating the birthday of three of the seven co-founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP).
New Vincentian Confraternity: Lay Vincentian Advisors and Formators
by Mónica Villar Guisado | Jun 27, 2020 | News
A group of Vincentians from different branches met online to consolidate the creation of the CONFRATERNITY OF LAY ADVISORS FOR VINCENTIAN FAMILY.
Vincentians Care for those on the Fringes
by Glenda Meekins | Jun 27, 2020 | News
They are Vincentians, from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and their work is a light to others, especially during this tumultuous time of pandemic.
Kenya HIV/AIDS Dream Center Continues Care and Offers Food Support During Covid-19 Pandemic
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 27, 2020 | News
The Daughters of Charity tell us that safety measures are in place where they work in Langata-Nairobi, Kenya.
The Socially Excluded
by Daniel E. Pilario, CM | Jun 25, 2020 | News
After three months of intensive relief operation, Vincent Helps in Philippines now seeks and moves to serve the most vulnerable groups.
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Equality, now with COVID-19 – Part II
by | Jun 25, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In a two-part series, we highlight reports in two different hemispheres that focus on women in the COVID-infected world. Part II.
July 12: Vincentian Family Day of Prayer for a World in Need (Facebook Live)
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 24, 2020 | News
The Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family invites you to join in a moment of prayer on Facebook Live.
MISEVI Missionary in Angola: No One Finishes Their Soup if the Person Next to Them Hasn’t Eaten
by C.T. | Jun 23, 2020 | News, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
In Angola, where two out of three people rely on the informal economy for their livelihood, the impact of the coronavirus is not so much medical as it is economic.
Hope in the Face of Racism Series
by .famvin | Jun 22, 2020 | News
How does our Catholic faith and Vincentian charism call us to respond to the racism experienced by our African American brothers and sisters?