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Tackling slum dwelling in Malawi, one house at a time!
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | May 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Annie’s story is one of many in Malawi, an African country where 65% of the population live in slums, according to data from UN-Habitat.
Celebrating 150 years of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary
by Vincentian Family Office | May 15, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
May 3, 1871 marks the official founding of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary.
The Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family Meets Virtually
by Vincentian Family Office | May 10, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
On April 22nd, the Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family (VFEC) held its second meeting this year.
Interview with Father Bernard Massarini, Coordinator of the Vincentian Family in France
by Vincentian Family Office | May 10, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Father Bernard Massarini, Coordinator of the Vincentian Family in France, tells of how the Vincentian Family came together in France.
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Assistance for Ukraine and Prayers for Peace
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 11, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
We continue to receive news about the activities of the members of the Vincentian Family to alleviate the situation of people suffering from the devastation of an unjust war.
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Images of Hope: Carriages Left at a Train Station in Poland
by .famvin | Mar 11, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, some two million Ukrainians have fled the country, many of them children.
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A Daughter of Charity Speaks About the Ukrainian Conflict
by .famvin | Mar 10, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
We share a video from Sister Petra, DC, who is ministering on the Ukrainian border with Slovakia.
Conclusion of the Consecrated Life Continental Seminar to Stop Trafficking in Persons
by Guillermo Campuzano, CM | Aug 24, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
From August 17-20, I had the opportunity to participate, together with 17 Daughters of Charity (DCs) from all provinces of the Americas, in the seminar to stop human trafficking in Bogota, Colombia. Those gathered at the seminar included women, men, consecrated, and...
A Micro-blogging platform? Instagram!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 22, 2017 | News, Social Media
So you are thinking about writing a blog and it seems daunting. You like taking pictures. Micro-blogging on Instagram might be for you. Lorelai Gilmore says, Everyone has heard of blogging platforms, obviously. Generally speaking, people would say WordPress, Blogger,...
Pope’s message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees is released
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 22, 2017 | News, Pope
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis' message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees was released by the Vatican on Monday. In the message the Holy Father says that providing aid to migrants and refugees is a "great responsibility, which the Church intends to share with...
Towards the Peripheries of Life (15 and last): The Beginning of Something Big
by Andrea Varela (JMV España) | Aug 21, 2017 | Disasters and Responses, News
August 13, 2017. In the provincial house of Seville our journey towards the peripheries comes to an end. They have been long and intense days, full of emotions, tears and suffering, but also of joy and hope. From the day we left our homes until we return to them an...
Towards the Peripheries of Life (14): Nador – Alhucemas/Melilla
by Andrea Varela (JMV España) | Aug 20, 2017 | Disasters and Responses, News
Very early in the morning, we said goodbye to the boys and girls in Alhucemas. We barely knew how to say goodbye, we were lost, but even in the farewell God gave us strength, we noticed His presence giving us impetus... We left behind a blessed...
Towards the Peripheries of Life (12 and 13): Nador – Alhucemas
by Andrea Varela (JMV España) | Aug 19, 2017 | Disasters and Responses, News
Time flies, faster than we would like, and in Alhucemas we are aware that we have only a day and a half left. We begin to review every day, to pray about our experience, to ask ourselves if it will please God and what fruit it will give. We doubt whether we gave...
Terror and Racism in Charlottesville USA: A Vincentian Response
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 19, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
End. Racism. Now. What can we say about the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, that hasn’t been already said by religious and civil leaders and all people of good will? We are saddened by the display of hatred and bigotry, by the belief of some that any one group of...
Terror in Barcelona: the Family in Solidarity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 18, 2017 | News
We stand in sympathy and solidarity with all those affected during the terrorist attack in Barcelona, as well as with all the victims of barbarism and unreason. Our hearts are joined to all the people and their families affected in this terrible attack. From the hope...
Towards the Peripheries of Life (11): Nador – Alhucemas
by Andrea Varela (JMV España) | Aug 18, 2017 | Disasters and Responses, News
It dawns in Nador and, like every morning, we are fortunate to share the Eucharist with the religious in the area. Today we have to go to Dar-Hairia, where the needs are varied and the hands few to help: besides accompanying the nurses, there are other logistical...