Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
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Vincentian Heritage Current Issue: Volume 36, Issue 1 (2021)
The DePaul University Vincentian Studies Institute offers Vincentian Heritage (Volume 36, Number 1).
Circular Letter from the President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Circular Letter, written by the International President General, has been published.
Community Pharmacy Helps Medically Needy in Mississippi
With rising health care costs and uncertainty in the future of health care coverage, access to prescription medication can be difficult, especially for people who are poor. The St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy in Biloxi, Mississippi is trying to alleviate that...
My Love Affair With The United Nations
As a young child my Father took my sisters and I on a boat trip around Manhattan Island. I remember being in awe of the sights from that vantage point. Although I was growing up on Long Island, I knew the city. It was where Dad worked, and the grandparents and cousins...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Scholarship Changes a Life
A smiling young woman, Jennifer Carprio, received a life-changing award, Barbara Flores, SCN, presented her with a scholarship, as her grade school principal, one of many advocates in her life, stood by. Jennifer, a young woman in Belize, received the scholarship to...
Folleville–Châtillon Experience in Punta de Tralca (Chile)
Encounter of young educators and leaders of the Vincentian Educational Centers of Chile, to live the formative experience centered on the events of Folleville and Châtillon. The Vincentian Family has been invited to celebrate the 400th aniversary of the Charism, as a...
New VinFormation Site is Live!
Take some time and check out our newly renovated VinFormation site! Now also available in Spanish En español: VinFormación Presentations, Videos, Timelines, Prayers, Quotes, Images... the resources are never-ending and are available to you with the click of a link....
Vietnam: Vincentian Vocations and the 400 Years of Charism
The evening of Saturday, May 6, was a joyous day for the community of Daughters of Charity in 42 Tu Xuong, Ho Chi Minh City. More than 250 young students gathered for the community to attend a celebration of the 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations with the topic:...
UN Promotes Welcoming the Stranger Through Global Compact
Last year, each branch of the Vincentian family was asked to work on the theme, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian charism. At the United Nations, we are called to “leave no one behind.” Both of these themes...
Mission in the Style of Vincent De Paul
Relationships and their maintenance were a key part of Vincent's method. Listen to Alison Forrestal talk about her soon-to-be-published book on Vincent de Paul which assesses de Paul's activities against the wider backdrop of early modern Catholic religious reform....
“400 Years of Vincentian Charism” Book Published in Romania #famvin400
Contributed by Marilena Bartic: The Sapientia Publishing House in Iași, Romania, recently published a book entitled "1617-2017. 400 years of the Vincentian Charism," written by Ana Dobos. The book was issued by "Christianity Today" and it has 102 pages. The book...
