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...
The Power of Story: A Classic Technology
Storytelling -- relating a good story -- is the first Facebook, the first Twitter, the first Instagram, the first Snapchat. Story has power to inform, to persuade, to enchant and to inspire. Ella Saltmarshe, in Using Story to Change Systems" in the Stanford Social...
Candlemas Celebrated at The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Emmitsburg, MD — A variety of candles were organized in abundance on a table, and attendees knew at once that something special was about to take place. One of the Shrine’s chaplains, Father Ted Trinko, IVE, began to speak, and so Candlemas at the Seton Shrine began....
First 2018 meeting of JUCOVI
From February 1 to 4, JUCOVI (the Vincentian Coordinating Board of Colombia) met at the "Casa de Encuentros Santa Luisa de Marillac" (Chapinero, Bogotá) for their first meeting in 2018. The heads of all the branches were present, except those from SSVP and MISEVI....
The Pope Video • Formation in Spiritual Discernment – March 2018
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels. Pope Francis - March 2018 The Church today needs...
Catholic-Led DACA Protest
Christine Rousselle from the Catholic News Agency reports on a Catholic-led DACA protest in which 40 people were arrested, including Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, Sr. Tracy Kemme: Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2018 / 04:20 pm (CNA).- A group of about 100...
“Ranquines”: An Ecclesial Project for People with Mental Illness Living in Situations of Social Exclusion
For the past two and a half years we have been working and dreaming about ways to respond to the felt needs of vulnerable persons living in Salamanca and afflicted with various forms of mental illness. How did this initiative arise? Three Provinces of the Congregation...
Words of Hope
Inspiring...Eye-opening...Heartbreaking...Hopeful...Challenging...Joyful...Profound. These are just a few of the words that describe the time CVV23 spent on the El Paso/Juarez border last weekend. We were blessed to meet some incredible folks, witness their stories,...
Negotiations Deepen for Global Compact
The last week at the UN, much energy was invested in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. NGOs and governments have been providing input into a zero draft of the Global Compact, which is expected to be approved later this year. One document...
We Cultivate Integration: Flowers and Fruits in the Land of Asylum
Launching of an innovative project, resulting from the synergy between the Vincentian Volunteer Groups, the Congregation of the Mission, the Tre Fontane Cooperative Society, the non-profit Linaria Association and some individuals. Because of the 400 years of the...
