Around 7.1 million people have been displaced internally, and 4.3 million have fled across international borders, bringing the total number of people displaced by the conflict to a staggering 11.4 million.
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A way called Charity: Thouret Foundation marks 10th anniversary
The Thouret Foundation of the Sisters of Charity celebrates ten years of service to the poorest in the peripheries of the world, giving hope to people.
The Vincentian Family is Promoting the Housing of Homeless Around the World
Homelessness. For the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH), this term refers to homeless people; people living on...
SVdP USA National Assembly 2018 Youth Gathering
SVdP National Assembly 2018 Youth Gathering Friday, August 31 - Saturday, September 1 Please invite and encourage your Vincentian high school and college youth and young adult groups and group representatives to attend the SVdP National Vincentian Youth Gathering...
High-Level Political Forum Focuses On Development Goal Progress
UN Headquarters in New York is bustling as nations gather for the annual High Level Political Forum. The forum is a gathering at which countries focus on progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals...
A Visit with the Vincentian Mission Corps
Here’s a lovely invitation for people wishing to give a year of service in the Vincentian tradition. find out more and click all the links!
The Vincentian Family in Europe, Report 2: France
By: Joseph V. Agostino, CM During the months of April and May 2018, I crisscrossed Europe to meet with members of the Vincentian Family, and most especially with the Superiors General of the various congregations which comprise the Branches of the Vincentian Family....
Vincentian Statement Regarding Immigration Crisis
At the recent triennial Provincial Assembly in Perryville, MO, members of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), Western Province, adopted a resolution concerning the current crisis of immigrant women and children at our nation’s borders. The resolution is...
The Pope Video • Priests and Their Pastoral Ministry
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. Pope Francis - July 2018 [youtube...
UNODC Issues First Global Study On Migrant Smuggling
(With information from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime) Many Catholic organizations and parishes are engaged in the effort to end human trafficking through supporting victims, sanctuaries, and legislation related to the atrocity. But how much do we know about...
Goulburn Helps Vinnies Winter Sleep-Out (Australia)
Some 731,000 children in Australia are reported to be below the poverty line and on any given night, 116,000 people are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The statistics, shared by St. Vincent de Paul Goulburn treasurer, Bob Thurling, were a confronting opening...
The Vincentian Family in Europe, Report 1: The Austrian-German Region
By: Joseph V. Agostino, CM During the months of April and May 2018, I crisscrossed Europe to meet with members of the Vincentian Family, and most especially with the Superiors General of the various congregations which comprise the Branches of the Vincentian Family....
