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The Confraternity of Vincentians on the Frontier/Diaspora
by Vincentian Family Office | October 19, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Gathered together as a Confraternity, we spoke about the different ways in which we must accept the commitment to proclaim Good News and to do that from the perspective of the reality of abandonment, social exclusion and/or the peripheries.
The context to Laudato Si’ – The Famvin Homeless Alliance and Laudato Si’ (I)
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | October 18, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
The following is a reflection on our Pope’s words and a consideration of how Laudato Si’ both informs and affirms the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance. Part 1
Interview with Cristian Reis da Luz, President of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | October 17, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
We offer this interview with Cristian Reis da Luz, who is the President of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brazil
Q&A Session with the President of the SSVP: Transparency and Dialogue
by Javier F. Chento | October 17, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
Vincentians from all over the world will have the chance to ask questions and share comments with the President General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Facebook Live (simultaneous interpreting).
Glasgow Climate Pact – COP26
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Nov 18, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
COP26 climate summit was considered as the last hope for the world to take more ambitious and bold climate pledges to reduce global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius.
Interview of Sister Lebia Mukasensiyo, Superior General of the sisters of Saint Vincent de Paul, Lendelede
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 15, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Today we continue to be called to remain faithful to the same charism and mission as the former Sisters, but we are called to do this in the midst of the realities of today’s society.
Interview with Fr. Carl Pieber, Deputy Director of the International Miraculous Medal Association
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 15, 2021 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, News
Father Pieber tells us about the International Miraculous Medal Association.
Canonization Process for Blessed Frederic Ozanam
by Elizabeth Astridge | Nov 13, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Over 70 years after the death of Frederic Ozanam, the Diocese of Paris started his canonization process in 1925. In February 1926, the cause took a significant step forward with the miraculous cure of an 18-month old baby in Brazil, Fernando Luiz B. Ottoni, who was...
Systemic Change Regional Coordination Meeting for Asia
by Pamela B. Mantuhac | Nov 12, 2016 | News, Systemic change
The International Commission for Systemic Change is holding a regional coordination meeting for Asia in the Daughters of Charity Provincial House in Lam Lukka, Bangkok, Thailand this weekend, November 11-12. Participating were 15 representatives coming from India,...
Funeral Prayer for Homeless in Ukraine
by VFO Ukraine | Nov 11, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
"May the angels take your soul, raise it from earth to heaven, may the song of the saved follow it, in the face of the highest God." Today “Volunteer School” (Kyiv) was held in a different format – volunteers, Fathers missionaries, Marian sisters and seminarians...
Taking a Chance on Someone: #IamVincent @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 10, 2016 | Formation, News
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
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Nov 10, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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
by Tomasz Zieliński | Nov 9, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News
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!
by Elizabeth Astridge | Nov 8, 2016 | News, Vincentian Marian Youth
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
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 7, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
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
by Elizabeth Astridge | Nov 4, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity
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...