News
The Daughters of Charity arrested in Ethiopia released
Early this week we were hit by the news, via a message from Sr. Françoise Petit , Superioress General of the Daughters...
Lift Up My Soul: 15 Days of Prayer with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Join us on a 15-day journey of prayer with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, an ordinary woman who endured extraordinary suffering, and became the first American-born Saint.
Interview with Sister M. Massimiliana Proykova – Eucharistic Sisters
We are the Eucharistic Sisters, a religious congregation of the Byzantine-Slavic rite and we are happy to be part of the great Vincentian Family.
Beatified Joseph Mayr-Nusser, Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Italian layman Joseph Mayr-Nusser who refused to take the Hitler oath was beatified March 18 in his home town of Bolsano. In 1944, Mayr-Nusser, a Catholic husband and father, refused to take the oath of allegiance to Hitler after being drafted into the German army. He...
Women On The Move: St. John’s Celebrates International Women’s Day with Spotlight on Women Refugees and Migrants
All around the world, women move not only themselves and their families to safer locations but they move their communities to overcome injustice. Commemorating International Women’s Day, the St. John’s CRS Global Campus Committee organized a panel of experts focusing...
United Nations: Conclusion of the Commission on Status of Women
St. Vincent de Paul was a champion of women. His friendship with St. Louise was evidence of his respect and admiration of women. He recognized the strength and unique person of the woman. The United Nations recently concluded the Commission on Status of Women. Over...
SSVP Celebrates 170th Anniversary in Canada
Jesus reminded us that “the poor will always be among us” [Deuteronomy 15:11]. Frederic Ozanam formed the Conference of Charity in 1833 on the evening of his 20th birthday. Two years later, the name was changed to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP). The...
Meeting in Philadelphia on Vincentian Formation
On March 14 and 15, a meeting was held at the Vincentian Family Office in Philadelphia (United States) for the preparation of materials on Vincentian spirituality to offer to all the Vincentians of the world, by a team that intends to globalize the material produced...
New Executive Director for the Sisters of Charity Federation
The Sisters of Charity Federation is pleased to announce that Sister Grace Hartzog, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill, has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Federation, effective September 5, 2017. In this capacity she will represent the two provinces...
What are Catholics Doing to Welcome the Stranger?
The theme of the 400th Anniversary year of our Vincentian Family, Welcoming the Stranger, is becoming a more urgent focus of our Catholic Faith, especially in the United States where immigration reform is occurring. So, what are other Catholics doing? In his National...
A First-Hand Account of the Diversity of Religious Life
The former chapel in the convent building at Our Lady of the Presentation Church years ago was subdivided into two small rooms, an informal entry/waiting area and an office. Nothing extraordinary about it...except God's work still happens in that space. Whereas the...
Truly Welcoming the Stranger
YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS Youth imbued with the Vincentian spirit have little time for empty rhetoric. Human need calls them to propel values into vibrant action. The Daughters of Charity at the UN find that admirable quality in intern...