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Introducing the Daughters of Charity Services Podcast
Daughters of Charity Services has launched a brand new podcast, taking you to the front line of Vincentian charities to explore how our 400+ year charism is still lived out today.
The Great Witness of Our Missionary-Martyrs
In recent times, new causes of beatification have begun for some of our missionaries who gave their lives in order to bear witness to their faith and to remain firm in their mission as apostles of Christ.
The Secret Sauce of Systemic Change
The best way to help the poor is to respect them, to stand before them as an equal, without any masks, privilege, without any authority other than love and respect. And love will help you persevere in spite of the disappointments and the failures and the lack of honesty that we have to deal with almost every day.
Roving Reporters Wanted
We would love to have you as a reporter at .famvin. Start doing audio and video interviews, taking pictures of events and send them!
Interviews with Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco, in Support of the Akamasoa Project
On May 29, in the Association of Foreign Press in Rome, the press conference "A dream called Akamasoa" was held, attended by Father Tomaž Mavric, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Father Pedro Opeka CM, founder of Akamasoa, his SEM Claude Giordan,...
Collaboration in the Service of Homeless People
I am Andrew McKnight, Director of the charity Depaul in France. We are part of a branch of the Vincentian Family called Depaul International and I am a member of the Collaboration Commission. ...
Seventh Marian Vincentian Camp is a Success in Seridó Potiguar (Brazil)
VMY Caicó (Province of Recife) annually promotes its Marian Vincentian Camp, an event that brings together the young people of Seridó Potiguar, in a weekend of meeting with God. On May 26th and 27th, the seventh edition of the event was held in the Rural Area of São...
Federation Statement and AIC: Act Now – U.S./Mexico Border
The Sisters of Charity Federation released the following statement yesterday regarding the separation of families at the United States/Mexico Border: We, the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America, support the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statement that separating...
Vincentian Mission Institute Cohort in Paris
Follow our institute adventures on Twitter with #NUVMI and keep us and our fellow cohort members from St. John’s and DePaul University.
The Mother House in Paris Celebrates 200 Years: “With a Missionary Heart, in the Heart of the City”
Our conference, entitled “the Mother House at 200 Years: a Missionary Heart in the Heart of the City,” opened with the celebration of the Eucharist. We chose the Liturgy in honor of Mary, Mother of the Church since Pope Francis had just established the feast. ...
Negotiations Towards Global Compact on Refugees Near Conclusion
"This not about sharing a burden. It is about sharing a global responsibility, based not only the broad idea of our common humanity but also on the very specific obligations of international law. The root problems are war and hatred, not people who flee; refugees are...
