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International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor – 2021
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | December 3, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.
Advent Prayer for the Vincentian Family: December 6, 2020
by Javier F. Chento | December 2, 2020 | News | 2 Comments
We invite you to participate in our Advent Prayer which will take place on December 6, 2020 on Facebook Live.
Working on Behalf of the Victims in Guatemala
by Vincentian Family Office | November 30, 2020 | Disasters and Responses, News | 0 Comments
On June 3, 2018, the eruption of the Fuego volcano (Guatemala) buried dozens of people and left hundreds of families homeless and many more at risk.
Vincentian Mission Overseas: Update from Ethiopia
by Stephen Monaghan CM | Dec 18, 2021 | Missions inter gentes, News
The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School was opened in 2012 by the Vincentian Community, with the support of the Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM), Castleknock College, Misean Cara and Ethiopia Deaf Project.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Lebanon Supports the Victims of the Beirut Port Blast
by .famvin | Dec 18, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Over 400 rehabilitated homes and 130 small businesses have built back their premises
AIC Shares its Experience During the 41st General Conference of UNESCO
by .famvin | Dec 13, 2021 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, meets every two years in Paris during a General Conference, which aims to define the UNESCO’s program and adopt its budget for the next two years.
The Remembrance of the Holocaust
by Catherine Prendergast | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
For a personal story about a Holocaust survivor, click the video below: Surely, one who might have seen movies such as Sophie’s Choice, Schindler’s List, or Life Is Beautiful would be saying to herself about the...
The Pilgrimage of the Heart of St. Vincent de Paul #famvin400
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Jan 24, 2017 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
The Heart of St. Vincent de Paul will leave for his first pilgrimage on the 25th of January from the Rue du Bac to Folleville. This event will be broadcast live on: www.facebook.com/famvinfr Here is the program, given in Central European Time (Paris): 08:15:...
Message for the Vincentian Family of Panama
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 23, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
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”
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 21, 2017 | News
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
by Giuseppe Turati | Jan 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
"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
by Philip Kosloski | Jan 21, 2017 | Church, News
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
by Belinda A. Davis | Jan 20, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, News
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
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 19, 2017 | Formation, News
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
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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...