New research from public records and congregation and diocesan archives found that six congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation have predecessors who owned slaves.
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as Servant Leaders
Sisters and senior leaders from Vincentian joined together Thursday, March 17, for a fellowship luncheon at St. Louise...
Truthful Information and the current war/conflict in Ukraine
When the war comes, the first victim is the truth … those words are attributed to the United States senator, Hiram Johnson (words that were spoke in 1917 during the First World War).
Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP)
Do you or your Vincentian organization want to help find creative ways of systemically addressing poverty on local, regional and global levels? The Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) can help! Since its inception in 2013, VFCAP has motivated over...
Three Days at #CSTHomeless* on Twitter
*Symposium on Street Homelessness and Catholic Social Teaching, convened by The Institute for Global Homelessness, Center for Catholic Studies of Durham University (England), DePaul University (USA), Niagara University (USA) and St. John's University (USA) in Rome,...
In Quebec (Canada), the SSVP Encourages the Students to Stay in School with “Opération Bonne Mine”
In looking at the statistics showing that children living under the low-income cut-off were more likely to drop out of school, the youth of the SSVP Regional Council of Quebec (Canada) decided in 1985, to launch an initiative called “the Service of Aid to Young...
National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Honduras, 2017
On September 10, in the city of San Pedro Sula in Honduras, the Vincentian Family of Honduras held its National Meeting 2017. The meeting began with an address by Fr. Edwin Nieto (CM), which ended with a personal invitation to each member of this great Honduran...
Contest and Film Festival “Finding Vince 400”
On Saturday, October 14, 2017, during the celebration of the Papal Audience, we announced the start of an arts contest and film festival entitled "Finding Vince 400." Even before publicizing our advertising campaign, we have already received 333 presentations from...
Symposium on Street Homelessness and Catholic Social Teaching in Rome, Italy
Practitioners and theologians have come together in Rome, Italy to discuss global street homelessness in an event hosted by DePaul University's IGH, Depaul International, Niagara University, St John's University, and the University Durham's Centre for Catholic...
Vincentians in Partnership Review Meeting
15 representatives of the Vincentian Family in Great Britain met on October 21, 2017 to celebrate over 17 years of achievement in projects of social justice, spiritual formation and collaboration - gathering together as a diverse group of over 12,000 Vincentians. ...
Inaugural Famvin Homeless Alliance Commission Meeting
The first meeting of the Famvin Homeless Alliance Commission was held in Chicago on November 20-21, 2017. The Commission comprises representatives of the Vincentian Family and people named because of their knowledge and proven expertise in the area of homelessness....
400th Anniversary Celebration Featured on Front Page of Arkansas Catholic Website
Vincentians have dedicated 400 years to serving the poor The 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism was celebrated Nov. 11 during a Mass, presentation and lunch at the Vincentian Lay Missioners Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. More than 300 people attended...
