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Sisters of Mokama are Featured on Podcast
Jyoti Thottam, author of “Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India,” recently spoke with host Scott Rank of the History Unplugged podcast.
Life in Kharkiv: Interview with Father Vitaliy
I caught up with Father Vitaliy Novak, CM, Chair of Trustees at Depaul Ukraine at 4pm on a Wednesday afternoon, as he loaded the truck ready to depart further south
SSVP: 185 Years of Charity and Love With Those Who Suffer
185 years ago, on April 23, 1833, a group of Catholic French laymen, devout and visionary, joined to found the first "Conference of Charity," years later known as the "Society of St. Vincent de Paul." What motivated those men of faith was the practice of charity,...
Love for the Poor and Marian Devotion Gather Over 40,000 Vincentians at a Pilgrimage in Brazil
An event of gigantic proportions. This is a good definition of the pilgrimage celebrated in Brazil on March, 24 and 25. The largest Marian shrine in the world, that of Our Lady Aparecida, hosted the largest agglomeration of Vincentians worldwide. About forty-thousand...
Vatican Video: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World
On Monday, April 9, the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today’s world. Watch the Vatican Media video below which highlights the theme of this latest Apostolic Exhortation. [youtube...
17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) April 16-27, 2018 Theme: Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources. The General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2007 adopted the UN...
Vincentians of Lebanon Want To Rebuild Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Destroyed in Civil War
A group of young people from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul decided to resume activities in the Saint Vincent de Paul church of Beirut.
The Pope Video • For Those Who Have Responsibility In Economic Matters
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. Pope Francis - April 2018 The economy cannot attempt only to increase...
A Response to Human Trafficking—Address Vulnerability
Many people read extensively to stay updated on human trafficking, but feel stuck in finding practical ways to combat it. A Holy See event during the recent Commission on the Status of Women at the UN illustrated that we all can engage in addressing a key component of...
Microblogging: Why you should use Twitter (and Instagram, WhatsApp, Tumblr and YouTube)
Microblogging wouldn’t be as big of a deal as it is right now without the growing trend toward mobile web browsing. It’s too hard to write, interact and consume lengthy blog posts on a smartphone or tablet.
The Superior General in the Province of Chile and in the Mission of Patagonia
After an eventful departure from the airport in Santiago – which, in these days, due to the expansion works at the air terminal, presents serious difficulties for the arrival and departure of vehicles that transport passengers, – the Superior General, Father Tomaž...
