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Donations to Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues, so do the tragedies which result from it: displacement, hunger, lack of access to medical needs, and the list goes on and sinfully on.
All of a Sudden…
We are witnessing the high price to be paid for freedom, and the slow and arduous road to building peace through dialogue and negotiation.
DePaul International: Update on Ukraine (April 7)
“In the hardest hit areas, people are unable to buy even the most basic of supplies as shops and pharmacies remain closed. The people of Ukraine have never needed our help more.”
Advocacy: Collaboration is Essential
AIC International is a ECOSOC recognized Catholic NGO at the UN. At the UN in New York, for nearly two decades we have fought the feminization of poverty with a small group of volunteer representatives. For anyone who has engaged in this work, it is obvious that one...
2nd SSVP Youth International Meeting, June 2018 in Spain
General theme of the meeting: Young Vincentians as leaders of the present and the future of the SSVP. Bible reflection: "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last." (John 15, 16) An important part...
Vincentian Family Executive Committee, January 2018
The annual meeting of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) convened in Philadelphia January 16-18, 2018 with its members arriving from seven countries. Agenda items included the three day October 2017 Vincentian Family Symposium evaluation (Rome)....
The Vincentians at the UN on January 29th and 31st
In the framework of the fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development, entitled “Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all,” which will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from January 29 to...
New Congregation of the Mission Province in Vietnam
Members of the Congregation of Mission in Vietnam will have a happy reunion at the end of this lunar year. Vincentians will have a very special Tet holiday (lunar year festival), a memorable spring. This Vice-Province in Vietnam will become a new Province. Rev. Tomaž...
“Your Pain is my Pain”
“Your pain is my Pain” - SVDP Religions and the URGENT Humanitarian and Environmental Action Once Vincent said in talking to the poor, “Your pain is my own pain.” The suffering of hundreds of millions of human beings today is extreme due to...
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič’s Letter for the Closing of the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism
"On the Threshold of the Fifth Century of The Vincentian Charism" "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens" (Ephesians 1:3). Rome, 25 January 2018 To all the members of the...
New Communication about the Festival and Contest “Finding Vince 400”
As we already reported last December, the Vincentian Family has announced a film festival and an arts contest entitled "Finding Vince 400." Below we offer important information regarding this event, which will take place in Rome, from October 18 to 21. “Finding Vince...
Liberia: New Country Joining the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
It is with great pleasure that we announce that, after several missionary visits and a demanding programme of formation, the Society of St Vincent de Paul has been officially established in LIBERIA. Last August, representatives of the Council General International...