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Pope Francis to the Daughters of Charity: “Be Mothers and Sisters to the Poor”
Pope Francis sent a video message to the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, as they concluded their...
The Vincentian Family in Italy celebrates the Feast of the Miraculous Medal
The Vincentian Family in Italy celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal with two days of prayer and fraternity and will culminate with a meeting with the Holy Father during the General Audience of Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
Putting the garden to bed at Seton Hill
Sister Barbara Ann Smelko, SC welcomed 7th and 8th grade students from Queen of Angels Catholic School to assist her in closing the garden for the season.
Thanksgiving Meal – Dividing? Transforming?
Judging from internet posts, many people experienced political indigestion as they celebrated the traditional American Thanksgiving meal. This stands in stark contrast to the experience of another meal of thanksgiving described in the Academy Award winning film. Pope...
Niagara University Receives Highest Federal Honor for Community Service
Good News! Lots of folks saying #IamVincent and making a difference! For the 10th consecutive year, Niagara University has achieved the highest federal recognition colleges and universities can receive for community service, service-learning and civic engagement....
The Central Importance of Goal 10 in the UN 2030 Agenda
How Can the Vincentian Family Embrace the Global Utopia, the Agenda of the Common Good? “REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES” (SDG 10) If we, the Vincentian Family, want to meaningfully contribute to the global agenda, we need to embrace the challenge of the...
Interview With SSVP Global President Renato Lima de Oliveira
When I started to do the visits, when I started to attend the conference meetings and activities, then I said to myself: "This is where I belong." In a 12-minute interview with Alison Souto from Ozanam TV, SSVP Global President Renato Lima de Oliveira tells us: who he...
FamVin / VMY – Croatia Meeting
The National Meeting of the VMY Croatia was held on October 29, 2016 in Lužnica - Zaprešić. It was attended by 80 members of VMY and their sisters advisors from Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Kistanje. Also, our guests were VMY members from neighboring Bosnia and...
Beyond the Bicentennial – Vincentian Higher Education
In the summer of 1816, thirteen Vincentian priests set out from Italy to establish the first Vincentian mission in the United States. Two hundred years later, that mission is continued in hospitals, universities, conference of the society of St. Vincent de Paul, and a...
Pope Francis’ “Misericordia et Misera” and our Vincentian Life
Misericordia et Misera is the title of the new apostolic letter of Pope Francis, presented on November 21. The letter begins with a profound reflection on two evangelical texts that speak of God's mercy: the encounter of Jesus and the adulteress (Jn 8:1-11) and the...
Father Opeka, CM, meets Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano
We share this message we received from Fr. Pedro Opeka, a vincentian missionary in Madagascar, who, during his visit to Barcelona (Spain), had the opportunity to meet and share moments with two world football stars: Dear friends of Akamasoa! This morning we had the...
2016 Internal Seminary in Krakow
Tomasz X. Baluka, C.M., 2016 Internal Seminary Director, writes The inter-provincial Internal Seminary started on Tuesday, September 20 in Krakow, Poland. Eight young men from three Provinces: Poland (5), Slovakia (1) and Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Ukraine, 2)...