After three years of work, more than 30 families who lost their homes during the Volcán de Fuego eruption in 2018 now have a better and safer place to call home.
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Sister Blandina Gardens Dedicated in Trinidad
The people of Trinidad, Colorado celebrated the dedication of the Sister Blandina Wellness Gardens, a community wellness park in tribute to Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Blandina Segale.
Calling all Youth and Young Adult Vincentians!
The 2021 SVdP National Assembly is fast-approaching and we hope to see the faces of Youth and Young Adult Vincentians in Houston!
World Leaders Invited to Paris Agreement (COP 21) Signing Ceremony
"The world's leaders are invited to the Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony of the 21st Conference of parties (COP21) at the United Nations on April 22, 2016," says Sister Teresa Kotturan, Sisters of Charity Federation representative to the U.N. The signing event will be...
Easter Charity Fair 2016
"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of my brothers and sisters, you did for me." (Mt 25:40) These are the words which inspired us and still do to organize and hold a charity fair prior to Easter. Starting in February, for the third consecutive...
SJU Ladies of Charity to Honor Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC
On Friday, April 15, 2016, The St. John’s University Ladies of Charity will host “An Evening of Hope” from 6:30-9:00 pm in the D’Angelo Center Ballroom on the Queens campus. Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC will receive the St. Louise de Marillac Spes Unica Award and...
Love in the Family – Advice to and from bishops
For weeks now the opposing camps have been trying to fathom what Pope Francis was about to say in anticipation of his document on family life. No doubt the discussion will continue now that it has been released. [Vatican summary of the document] [US Bishops resource...
Human rights in Haiti
Guillermo Campuzano, CM, the Congregation of the Mission's representative to the United Nations, writes... The Vincentian Family at the United Nations is part of a coalition of NGOs called the Working Group on Mining. This coalition prepared, after much consultation...
Welcome to the new famvin in French!
The new french language edition of the .famvin network at famvin.org/francais and its news site, famvin.org/fr are active, thanks to the .famvin team! Due to the excellent work of Father Claude Lautissier, C.M., we have a firm foundation upon which to build. We will...
St. John’s Prep – Human Trafficking Awareness
The Junior Ladies of Charity from St. John’s Preparatory School sponsored a Human Trafficking Awareness Project for their school community. The Junior Ladies chose to coincide with the United Nations 60th Commission on the Status of Women the United Nations Missions,...
Presentation of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism in 2017
Dear Leaders and Members of the Vincentian Family, As was mentioned in January at our meeting of the international Vincentian Family in Rome, 2017 marks the 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism. The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission,...
MISEVI: Mission in Service the Vincentian Way
MISEVI = MIsioneros SEglares VIcencianos. It means “Vincentian Lay Missionaries in Spanish. But in the USA, MISEVI is more than just the Vincentian Lay Missionaries-USA. It’s a host of young adult Vincentian Volunteers groups and experiences. So, MISEVI USA has...
