Father Pedro Opeka, CM has been nominated to the Raoul Wallenberg Award of the Council of Europe.
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Opening of the General Chapter of the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM)
On Monday morning, November 8, the General Chapter of the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM) was officially opened with a Eucharistic Celebration.
Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, Ireland
Learn about the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.
Taking a Chance on Someone: #IamVincent @SJUMission
To "take a chance" on someone is profoundly Vincentian. Vincent and Louise did it when they said yes to Marguerite Naseau. Vincentian institutions need to focus on the possibilities within each human person. To do this is to say #IamVincent, and allow the person to...
Paris Agreement on Climate Change and COP 22
Paris Agreement on Climate Change and COP 22 – Conference of Parties to UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) In December 2015, 197 countries promised to keep the world safe from the worst effects of climate change at the COP 21 in Paris. The...
Provincial Councils of Slavic Provinces of the Daughters of Charity Met in Celje, Slovenia
On October 20, the members of the provincial councils of the Slavic Provinces of the Daughters of Charity held joint meetings at Saint Joseph’s House in Celje, Slovenia. At that time the participants introduced themselves to one another. The members of the various...
Vincentian Marian Youth All Over Vietnam!
July was a busy month for the National Council of VMY Vietnam! They visited different regional groups to witness and participate in their various activities such as encounters, training courses, summer camps and elections. Below are photographs, locations and dates of...
Meeting of the Vincentian Family Leaders in Kenya
On Sunday morning, October 16, leaders of the Vincentian Family in Kenya gathered at the DePaul Center of the Lazarists (CM's) for a meeting with Fr. Joe Agostino, CM, the coordinator of the international Vincentian Family Office (VFO). The session provided us with an...
Building an Interfaith Community of Hope in Leavenworth
With a strong commitment to be one organization with one name in one building and the mission to serve persons living in poverty, the Leavenworth Interfaith Community of Hope is getting ready to construct a new facility. The 6,000 square foot building will be located...
Juvenal y Ramiro: Promoting Better Education in Bolivia, #IamVincent
Juvenal y Ramiro are two young people who belong to the Vincentian pastoral team at Mocomoco (Bolivia) where the Congregation of the Mission carries out its service from an international missionary community. They can also say #IamVincent: their work in education is a...
Vincentian Family Collaborates to Address Root Causes of Poverty
“We should assist the poor in every way and do it both by ourselves and by enlisting the help of others…. To do this is to preach the gospel by words and work.” Vincent de Paul[1] Frederic Ozanam founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in collaboration with five...
Exploring the Catholic-Lutheran Relationship
Rome was not built in a day! Nor can 500 year old rifts be healed in one visit. But once again Pope Francis is reaching out to another periphery - exploring the Catholic- Lutheran relationship. Time will tell what fruit will come of this journey. Sr. Susan K. Wood, a...
