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Nuns Kick Off New Webinar Series on Fighting Sex Abuse
Statement of the Vincentian Family in the Face of Racial Discrimination
by Vincentian Family Office | June 15, 2020 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family | 4 Comments
As members of Vincentian Family, we do not want to nor should we remain impassive in the face of the discrimination that millions of people still suffer today.
Statement of the British Province of the Daughters of Charity on the death of George Floyd
Sisters of Charity Federation Prayer Service – June 14
by Sister Grace Hartzog, SC | June 13, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
In this time of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic crisis and the powerful and emotional response to racism erupting in the United States, we invite you to join together in prayer for unstoppable charity.
Dreams of a Rich Harvest
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 9, 2021 | News
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Gitare Rwanda was founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 2016.
Over 70 people join the first webinar on the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Aug 8, 2021 | News
Vincentians from several branches all over the world joined to listen to our all-women panel explaining how they developed their “13 Houses” projects.
Quarterly Newsletter from the Daughters of Charity in the Province of Rosalie Rendu
by Riana Rae Brown | Aug 7, 2021 | Daughters of Charity, News
Enjoy the latest quarterly newsletter from the Daughters of Charity in the Province of Rosalie Rendu.
A New Molecular Biology Laboratory in Chokwe, Mozambique
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 22, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On March 12, the inauguration of a new molecular biology laboratory was held, linked to the DREAM center managed by the Daughters of Charity. The Minister of Health was present at the inauguration. The DREAM center of Chokwe has a long history of treating those...
Holy See Panels Call For Stepping Up Anti-trafficking Efforts
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 21, 2016 | Church, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“Here in 2016 we talk a good game on anti-trafficking and slavery. Now is the time for action,” The Holy See delivered some powerful messages about ending human trafficking and slavery, April 7, says Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, DC, during a multi-panel discussion at the...
Earth Day – April 22, 2016
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 20, 2016 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 (this coming Friday) and events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 193...
Family News from Areas affected by Recent Earthquakes
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 19, 2016 | Disasters and Responses, News
Slowly, information regarding some of the branches of the Vincentian Family affected by recent earthquakes is being received here at .famvin. From the Daughters of Charity: Sr. Ana María Maldonado, Visitatrix of the Daughters of Charity in Ecuador, has sent a...
Warming Room For Homeless At Kyiv Railway Station
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 19, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On November 24, 2015, a warm-up center was opened by DePaul Ukraine foundation with the support of administration of the city of Kiev railway station. Talks were going on for about a month. Thanks to God, we were able to open this Room, and now we can help people...
People, faces, names, stories
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 18, 2016 | News, Pope
This weekend, Pope Francis visited the refugee camp in Lesbos (Greece). With him were the leaders of the Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and Jerome II, Archbishop of Athens. The news has not gone unnoticed in the European media, even if many...
Earthquake in Ecuador
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 18, 2016 | Disasters and Responses, News
As we all know, an earthquake of 7.8 degrees on the Richter scale devastated this Saturday night much of Ecuador's land, and has caused a still unpredictable tragedy. More than 400 people have died, 2,500+ have been wounded, and a number of people in the country is...
Logo for the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Apr 18, 2016 | News
Fr. Alexis Cerquera Trujillo shares the logo he prepared for the 400 years of the Vincentian charism with us. Explanation of the logo: It is built from a basic figure: the circle ... (the world, history, life, etc. ...) This circle is formed by different lines that...
Vincentian Heritage: New Volume
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 16, 2016 | News
Our Biannual Journal is Free and Ready For Download The DePaul University Vincentian Studies Institute is pleased to announce the publication of our newest open-source e-book edition of Vincentian Heritage (Volume 33, Number 1). This special edition features 17 unique...