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Workshop for the Promotion of Systemic Change
by Sister Ellen M. LaCapria, DC | March 10, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The Commission on the Promotion of Systemic Change provided a one day zoom workshop for the Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise, USA.
Interview with Sister M. Pavla Draganová, Superior General de la Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Vincent
by Vincentian Family Office | March 8, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Vincent of Satu Mare was established in 1842 by Bishop János Hám in the city of Satu Mare (at that time part of the Austrian-Hungry Empire; today, Romania)
From the basement to the hope of a new life
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | March 7, 2021 | News | 1 Comment
“We used to live in a basement, unhealthy, without the right conditions, we were suffering, mostly for our child.”
Sisters of Charity offer priceless gift to remember saint
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Annual Report 2021 of the Commission for International Aid and Development
by .famvin | Feb 21, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Commission for International Aid and Development (CIAD) is one of the international solidarity arms of the International General Council.
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Sister Gabriella Borgarino (1880-1949)
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 21, 2022 | Daughters of Charity, News
Pope Francis has recognised the heroic virtues of Sister Gabriella BORGARINO who thus becomes Venerable.
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The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is providing emergency shelter kits with your donations
by .famvin | Feb 20, 2022 | News
Thanks to the generous donations to the Vincentian Family Philippines Appeal, our brothers and sisters can provide more emergency shelters kits for those who have lost their homes.
New National President for Society of St Vincent de Paul in Ireland
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 17, 2017 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Kieran Stafford from Clonmel in County Tipperary has been elected National President of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), the largest charity in Ireland. Mr. Stafford (53), a local businessman and father of two, has been a volunteer with SVP for the past 16...
Bulletin: FamVin Homeless Alliance
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 17, 2017 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
In a recent letter to the heads of the Vincentian Family, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., writes: "As announced in previous communications, the Vincentian Family Executive Committee is inviting all branches and members of the Vincentian Family to celebrate the 400th...
World Day of the Poor: November 19, 2017
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 17, 2017 | Church, News, Pope
On June 13, Pope Francis officially launched the "World Day of the Poor" which will take place November 19, 2017 and every year thereafter on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary time. In a National Catholic Reporter article, Vatican correspondent Joshua McElwee shares the...
“Freedom Network”: A New Vincentian Movie to be Released in September
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 16, 2017 | News
At the end of September, the film "Red de libertad" [Network of Freedom] will be released in Madrid (Spain), based on the story of the Daughter of the Charity Helene Studler. About 800 people attended to see the summary of the film that tells the story of a specific...
We Celebrate Four Hundred Years of the Vincentian Charism
by Ed Keane | Jun 15, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Last Sunday, the Church celebrated the Feast of Pentecost reminding us of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The Holy Spirit filled the Apostles with grace and inspired them to do miraculous things. Some 400 years ago in a small French town Saint...
New Biography of Antoine Frederic Ozanam
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 13, 2017 | News
The University of Notre Dame Press has just published a biography of Antoine Frederic Ozanam by Raymond Sickinger. He is the chair of the Department of History and Classics at Providence College. This is this first comprehensive biography in English in a long time....
The Vincentian Family at the UN 34th Session of the Human Rights Council
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 12, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Representatives of the Vincentian Family at the United Nations in Geneva (Daughters of Charity and Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) took part in the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017. The session focused particularly on the situation in Syria,...
North American Vincentian Family Gathering 2017 #VFG2017
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 11, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
Over 200 members of our Vincentian Family (including a large number of young adult participants!) are gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the 2017 North American Vincentian Family Gathering. Themed, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” (Matthew 25:35), brief...
Sisters of Charity Federation of North America Annual Meeting
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 10, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
Sixty-nine leaders of the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America gathered from June 1-5, 2017 in Tarrytown, NY for their annual meeting. They represented two provinces of the Daughters of Charity and eleven congregations of Sisters of Charity in the United...