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For 2022, a pledge to help save the Hudson River
by Chris Herlinger, Global Sisters Report | January 20, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
I was determined to experience the waterway itself — that huge, 300-mile expanse that flows from the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York state all the way south to New York Harbor, eventually connecting with the Atlantic Ocean.
The Daughters of Charity arrested in Ethiopia released
by Tomasz Zieliński | January 18, 2022 | Announcements, Daughters of Charity, News | 2 Comments
Lift Up My Soul: 15 Days of Prayer with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Interview with Sister M. Massimiliana Proykova – Eucharistic Sisters
by Vincentian Family Office | January 17, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
We are the Eucharistic Sisters, a religious congregation of the Byzantine-Slavic rite and we are happy to be part of the great Vincentian Family.
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Helping Families Rebuild
by Dan Stockman | Jun 26, 2022 | Disasters and Responses, News
Dan Stockman, with the Global Sisters Report, shares about how the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and volunteers continue to help families in Western Kentucky rebuild months after devastating storms.
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Famvin International Conference on refugees, displaced persons and trafficked individuals
by Mikel Sagastagoitia, c.m. | Jun 26, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Seville was the city that hosted from June 7-9, the second FHA International Conference entitled, “Accompanying the journey of a refugee.”
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Watch our volunteer cyclists in action helping in Ukraine
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 25, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
We are receiving funding from the Disaster and Emergency Committee’s (DEC) very successful Ukraine appeal. The DEC has...
The Feminization of Poverty
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Nov 22, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As I read the article by Fr. Memo on the World Day of the Poor, celebrated in our Church this week, I could not help but think sadly of women in poverty. A majority of people who are poor are women. The expression, “The Feminization of Poverty” is used to...
Homeless Projects – Province of Our Lady of the Mission – Daughters of Charity
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 21, 2018 | Daughters of Charity, News
Sister Maria Isabel informed us that: On October 22 we received a letter from our Superioress General about ‘Famvin Alliance with homeless people.’ In our Province, we have two projects with the homeless. The first one is in Asunción, Paraguay, in the Sagrada Familia...
First Meeting of Vocational Promoters of the Congregation of the Mission
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 20, 2018 | Congregation of the Mission, News
The Congregation of the Mission Moves Tward a Culture of Vocations As a fruit of the Jubilee Year during which we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the origin of the Vincentian charism, Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM (superior general of the Congregation of the Mission)...
Vincentian Family National Council: Ireland
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 19, 2018 | News
Dublin, Ireland, was chosen by Pope Francis to host the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) from August 21-26, 2018, guided by the theme “The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World.” In choosing The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World, as the theme for the ninth...
Orphanage Gives Children Hope in Ecuador
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 17, 2018 | News
The Daughters of Charity is a religious community of sisters that runs schools, orphanages, and medical centers throughout the world. Its St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, is near and dear to our hearts, and is one of the projects which Cross Catholic...
“It’s a Big Night for St. Vincent in Chicago”
by Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM | Nov 16, 2018 | News
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 was a big night for St. Vincent in Chicago. From among ALL the financial executives in the city of Chicago, the winners of "CFO of the Year" for BOTH large and mid-sized organizations went to the chief financial officers of two Vincentian...
The Voices – Cries – of the Poor… Who Will Listen?
by Guillermo Campuzano | Nov 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On November 18 we will celebrate the second World Day of the Poor, instituted by Pope Francis to raise ecclesial and social awareness of the importance of fighting together against poverty in solidarity with the poor. The World Day of the Poor is meant...
Nuns on the Bus
by .famvin | Nov 13, 2018 | News
The “Nuns on the Bus” wrapped up their 27 day tour on November 2 with its closing event, “Fiesta for the Common Good” and a final journey to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. This journey, entitled “Tax Justice Truth Tour” hosted 54...
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Guatemala
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 12, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Guatemala, as in previous years, has celebrated at the national level the feast of our Patron Saint, Vincent de Paul. Approximately 110 people participated in this meeting, in the Primary Room of the Central House of the Daughters of Charity. The branches present...