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News from the International Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by .famvin | July 14, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
The International Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has redesigned its web page and shared several other news items over the past few days.
Prayer Meeting of the Worldwide Vincentian Family: July 12
by Javier F. Chento | July 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Kenya Awards a Daughter of Charity who Feeds Street Children During the Pandemic
by Vincentian Family Office | July 13, 2020 | News | 1 Comment
The government of Kenya presented an award to Sister Winnie Mutuku, DC for her work that involved providing food to street children during the emergency created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Non-Profit Home Care Agency Launches Befriending Service For Lonely Elderly
by Cathy Naigow | July 11, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
VCP was awarded a grant which will go towards providing vulnerable elderly people in greatest need with additional hours of care and companionship.
New life at the Brothers of Charity
by Brothers of Charity Communications Office | Sep 2, 2021 | News
Twenty-three young men were accepted into the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity to start their novitiate formation on August 28, 2021.
The New Evangelization Sisters of Mother of Perpetual Help: Responding to the Great Commission
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 31, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Growing up as a child in a very devoutly Catholic family in a village of the Delta State of Nigeria, I started questioning myself how I, too, could make my contributions towards fulfilling this Great Commission.
New Book: “Put Your Hands into Hers”
by .famvin | Aug 30, 2021 | News
Fr. Ron Ramson, C.M.’s book on the Blessed Mother is now available.
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, honored with First Humankindness Award
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 4, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News
On May 19, Sister Carol Keehan, DC, received the first Humankindness in Health Care Award at the Dignity Health Foundation’s inaugural Humankindness Gala. The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian contributions have made a profound impact on their...
Pope Francis’ calls to aid Syrian families: A Vincentian Family Response
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 4, 2016 | Church, News, Pope
Pope Francis is urging Catholics to aid those who are suffering in Syria due to the ongoing conflict in the country, both in prayer and by taking in refugee families. Last Wednesday, June 1 (International Children's Day), Pope Francis called on Catholics and Orthodox...
‘Tis a Gift to be Simple – New Vincentian Resource
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 3, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In his "Profile of a Lay Vincentian in the 21st Century," former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Robert P. Maloney, wrote: "But the mission of the 21st-century Vincentian layperson will be based not merely on an energetic personality; it will be...
Vincentian Mission Corps Volunteer Program Expands to Philadelphia
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 3, 2016 | Announcements, News
Vincentian Mission Corps Volunteer Program Expands to Philadelphia; Seeks Young Adult Volunteers to begin in August Following many years of service to the needy in St. Louis, Mo., the volunteers of the Daughters of Charity’s Vincentian Mission Corps Program will begin...
Orientation for the Vincentian Family in Korea
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 2, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The road to the UN Conference in Gyeongju-KOREA, to participate in the Conference on Education for Global Citizenship stopped for a couple of days in Seoul with a training orientation to the Vincentian Family of this beautiful country. The theme that was developed was...
Systemic Change Projects – Vincent de Paul Society (2 minutes)
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2016 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Got 2 minutes?, Sheila Gilbert, SVdP National President, describes systemic change projects. Gilbert and National CEO, Dave Barringer appeared on an episode of EWTN's "The Church Universal" in April. https://youtu.be/h4PHlGK4UZw See many other brief videos at SVDP...
Invisible Threads
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 31, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Invisible threads weave the rich tapestry of SSVP. Different people from different places are connected by invisible threads in a world-wide network of charity. Click the video below and enjoy a short animated film produced by the international General Council of SVP,...
Pilgrimage of the Relics of Bl. Marta Wiecka, DC
by Vincentian Family Office | May 30, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News
Dear Vincentian Family, I would like to take this opportunity to make you aware of the progress of the Pilgrimage of the Relics of Blessed Marta Wiecka that is currently ongoing in Ukraine. The Ukrainian state is going through tough times now – it is a time of trials...
Ozanam Students Combat Poverty through Education in West Africa
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 29, 2016 | News
At 17 years old, two Maryland high school students took action against the cycle of poverty that traps many young people in their families’ hometown of Bali Nyonga, Cameroon. Education, they believed, was the key to success. So lifelong friends Langmia (Lang) Fonjoe...