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Nine-Year Novena in honor of Immaculate Mary (2021-2030)
Beginning Advent this year in Poland, the Congregation of the Mission and the three Provinces of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul will start a nine-year NOVENA in honor of the IMMACULATE MARY, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (2021 – 2030).
Kick Starting a New Career
The government’s Kickstart scheme is proving to be a popular way for young people to gain experience in the world of work, but the SVP has taken the initiative to another level.
Message for the Vincentian Family of Panama
On the occasion of the recent Christmas holidays, the President of the National Council of the Vincentian Family of Panama wrote the following letter to all the members of the Family of the country, summarizing what has been done so far and projecting with enthusiasm...
DePaul Art Museum: “The Many Faces of Vincent de Paul”
DePaul Art Museum will offer two winter exhibitions, "Four Saints in Three Acts" and “The Many Faces of Vincent de Paul: Nineteenth-Century French Romanticism and the Sacred.” Both exhibitions open Jan. 26 and run through April 2. “Four Saints in Three Acts,” will...
An Historic Encounter: the Commissions of the Vincentian Family Meet in Rome
"An historic encounter:" that's what it was called by Joe Agostino C.M. (the Vincentian Family Office Coordinator) and Aidan Rooney CM (Coordinator of .famvin, the web and social media services of the Family), the two organizers of the meeting. And it was "in fact the...
Four Soon-to-be Saints Who Were Born in the USA
Living in the United States, it is easy to get the false impression that saints only come from Europe, especially if someone attends daily Mass — the liturgy celebrates the lives of numerous holy men and women who lived in a place and time very much removed from our...
Seton Harvest: Providing Locally Grown Food to Shareholders and the Hungry
Have you seen the Seton Harvest video? It is an organic, sponsored farm in Evansville, IN. Food grown and harvested is shared with local shareholders and the poor in the surrounding community. Watch this 6-minute video below. Seton...
At Any Age #IamVincent
We sometimes have an image of Vincentians as adults, or at least young adults, but people can say #IamVincent at any age. Good news is abundant at the St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Center in Philadelphia(USA). When you live your faith without this aspect of...
NGO Representatives Collaborate on UN Side Event
One of the most effective ways our Vincentian Family NGOs can effect change at the UN is through sponsorship of side events. The UN is bombarded with concerns about global issues. Far more effective than repetitive complaints are creative solutions, which can be...
Panamanian Indigenous Youth dialogue with their Bishops
Lest we forget about the great World Youth Day and Vincentian events of 2016, here’s a video of the indigenous youth for Panama went to the Vincentian gathering and WYD in Poland. https://youtu.be/JQzKwTCgbzY This past week, the youth from Panama spoke with the...
Holtschneider Appointed Leader in the Healthcare Industry
from Depaul Newsline Ascension, the nation's largest non-profit healthcare organization, has named the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. as its executive vice president and chief operations officer. Fr. Holtschneider will assume his new role on July 1, following 13...
