On Monday, November 8, 2021, the Daughters of Charity, gathered in their General Assembly elected Sister Françoise Petit as Superior General, for a period of six years.
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International Formation Center in Paris (CIF): Activities for the Year 2022
As every year, I send you the activities of the CIF for the next year 2022. Within the CIF we work to spread Vincentian ethics and spirituality.
Pigs, Social Economy and Systemic Change in Honduras
During my last pastoral visit to the village of La Sabana I had the opportunity to share with them and learn about an interesting experience.
Joint Vincentian Family Commissions Meeting
On Monday, April 25, members of the Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change and the Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met in Bayside, New York. Their purpose was to share with one another the work of their Commissions and to seek ways in which they...
Nuns Build 2016 – New Orleans
Hanging drywall? Installing floors? These are no easy tasks but that doesn't scare away nearly 100 nuns and members of Catholic communities across the country from rebuilding houses in New Orleans. Nuns Build 2016, an effort done in conjunction with the St. Bernard...
Transmitting Values in a Digital Age
Is the digital revolution creating monsters? How are values being transmitted in a digital age?
Jeanne’s Story • Daughters of Charity International Project Services
The Sisters in Madagascar shared Jeanne's Story - a story about a girl among the children who are mentally disabled and are accommodated at the St. Vincent DePaul Special Education Center in Manakara, Madagascar. Jeanne is a girl removed from her family. In fact, we...
In the Footsteps of Saint Justin
Young men and women have been walking in the footsteps of Saint Justin de Jacobis, together with native Vincentian priests, brothers and Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia. They are the Vincentian Lay Missionaries of the United States and Ireland. In Bahir Dar, VLM work...
A New Secretary General for the UN and UN Day
A New Leader for the UN: Selection of a new Secretary General on October 13 and UN Day: October 24 We, the Vincentian Family at the UN and our respective NGOs, are a small part of the bigger picture of the continuing work of the United Nations. Currently there are...
SVP Ireland Creates Hidden Homeless Estate Agency
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Ireland wanted to draw attention to the housing and homeless crisis and lack of social housing in Ireland. They also want to see "real progress on the targets for 2016 set out in 'Rebuilding Ireland,’ the Government Action Plan...
Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission Meeting
The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met in Philadelphia from September 24-27, 2016. The first two days of meetings were spent in a discussion of the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP). The modules were revisited after over two years of...
Meeting of Vincentian Family Leadership in North America
Twenty one leaders of the Vincentian Family in North America gathered in New Orleans October 14-15 for their annual Leadership meeting. The goals for this gathering of presidents/elected leadership/provincials/directors were to: Continue to develop and deepen...
