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Six Nuns Came to India to Start a Hospital. They Ended up Changing a Country
by Jyoti Thottam | April 11, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
The presence of Nazareth Hospital, as an institution founded and run by women, stands as a challenge to those in power, a lasting reminder of those early years and that crystalline moment of hope.
Comic edition about Father Pedro Opeka Receives Award
The Pope Video • For Health Care Workers
by .famvin | April 10, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Health Care Workers.
Helping Families Rebuild their Lives after the December 2021 Typhoon in the Philippines
by Famvin Homeless Alliance | April 10, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
In December 2021, Typhoon Odette/Ray battered the Philippines blowing off roofs, uprooting trees, cutting off power and leaving hundreds of thousands to seek shelter.
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A Long Road: Being a Companion to the Bhuiyan Community
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 4, 2022 | News
Joel Urumpil, SCN, is known as a woman with compassion and passion for mission, especially for the Bhuiyan community of Chatra District, Jharkhand, India.
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Six Months of Ukraine War Brings Exhaustion, Trauma and Fear
by .famvin | Sep 1, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
6 months on from the invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday 24th August, aid agency Depaul Ukraine is calling for urgent funds as thousands face exhaustion, trauma and fear at the bitter winter which lies just a few short weeks away.
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The Superioress General Sister Françoise Petit, D.C. visited Ukraine
by Tomasz Zieliński | Aug 28, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Daughters of Charity, Uncategorized
On August 26-28, 2022, Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity Sister Françoise Petit visited most of the...
Message On International Day: Preserve Indigenous Languages
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 8, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the United Nations in New York on August 9, the UN will observe International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples with a four-fold program.
Pilgrimage of the Relics of St. Vincent de Paul in the Ukraine
by Leonid Kyklushun CM | Aug 7, 2019 | News
The relics of St. Vincent de Paul were brought in solemn procession to the Sanctuary of Bl. Martha in Sniatyn.
The Second International SSVP Youth Meeting Report
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 6, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Highlights of a very special meeting which was attended by over 120 young people from roughly 100 countries around the world.
President General of SSVP Will Answer Questions on Facebook Live
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 6, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Renato Lima de Oliveira will take part in a Talk Show on Facebook Live to discuss with Vincentians from all over the world and answer questions.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Nicaragua
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 5, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
On July 20, 2019, the branches that make up the National Council of the Vincentian Family gathered at Casa Bethania (Community of the Daughters of Charity) in Boaco, Nicaragua
The Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance Volunteer Ambassadors Come Together for the First Time
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 4, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
The Famvin Homeless Alliance volunteer ambassadors gathered for the first time in July in Paris.
Interview with Father Pedro Opeka, C.M.
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 4, 2019 | News
Taking advantage of his visit to Rome in 2018, the journalist Elena Grazini had the opportunity to ask some questions to Father Pedro Opeka, missionary of the Congregation of the Mission in Madagascar: 1- Father Pedro what does it mean today to live in Akamasoa? How...
Buffalo Junior Ladies of Charity Meet Their Pen Pals
by Marian Snyder | Aug 3, 2019 | News
On June 24th our Junior Ladies of Charity traveled to Buffalo Public School #6 School of Technology to meet our second grade pen pals!
Human Trafficking Addressed in Multiple Ways at the UN Recently
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Aug 1, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The issue of human trafficking has been front and center at the UN recently, with commemoration of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday, July 30