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Nearly one in eight US Americans faces food insecurity. The University of Saint Mary responds through a greenhouse restoration that grew into a food justice initiative inspired by Laudato Si’. Professors Walker and McIntyre lead students in hands-on learning—growing food, studying food equity, and building gardens—to link care for the earth with care for the poor.
Chapter five of Dilexi te by Pope Leon XIV, presents love for the poor as the heart of the Gospel and a permanent challenge for the Church. Inspired by the Good Samaritan, the text calls for an incarnate, prophetic, and boundless charity, faithful to the heart of God.
At 83, Getúlio do Espírito Santo Torres, from Imperatriz (Maranhão), keeps the flame of the SSVP alive. Despite illness and the weakening of the Conferences, he has never lost hope or the joy of serving. A true example of faith, perseverance, and Vincentian love, he welcomes missionaries, takes part in activities, and celebrates the return of young people to the SSVP in Maranhão.
Chapter IV of “Dilexi te” traces the history of the Social Doctrine of the Church, from Rerum novarum to the present day, showing that the poor are active subjects of faith and thought. It affirms that the Church is only faithful to Christ when it shares their destiny and that charity, a transforming force, must heal the structural causes of poverty.
On Tuesday October 28, 2025, Pope Leo XIV published the Apostolic Letter “Drawing New Maps of Hope”, addressed to the Church and to all humanity, inviting us to reconsider education as one of the privileged places where the future of our world is being forged.
In Mpepai, Ruvuma region of Tanzania, the 13 Houses for the Jubilee project is about to complete a home for a vulnerable family of ten. They will move from a fragile mud shelter to a safe, sustainable house. The active involvement of the parents and children has strengthened their sense of belonging and hope for a dignified, stable future.
The Vincentian Family Office reminds young people of its International Storytelling Contest — a creative opportunity to show how Vincentian saints are still alive today. The deadline for video submissions has been extended to November 14, 2025. There’s still time to join!
The provincial superior of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret of the East – Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, all countries involved in armed conflicts and in a situation of deep social crisis – shared her moving and hopeful testimony during the opening vigil of the Jubilee of Consecrated Life on 8 October 2025 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
From 14–16 November 2025, the Generalate of the Brothers CMM in Tilburg will host three exhibitions. Proceeds support their missions abroad.
The newly released book Hoops of Steel: Vincent De Paul’s Closest Friendships by Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M., is now available in English on Amazon.
The Vincentian Family in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, is rising to the call of the World Day of the Poor by organizing its second “ação de caridade” (charitable action) in the service of those experiencing homelessness. In this initiative, the Vincentian Family will offer meals to those living on the streets, accompanied by prayer and music—bringing together communal support, spiritual nourishment, and human dignity in one gesture of love.
Since 2007, the Daughters of Charity have been serving at the Masanga DREAM campus in Tanzania, providing life-saving care to individuals living with HIV.
