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Vincentian Family Office: Statement on Racism
by Vincentian Family Office | June 12, 2020 | News | 2 Comments
Today, we can begin the process of abolishing the sin of racism and violence from our midst.
United Nations Efforts to End Racism
by Margaret O'Dwyer | June 11, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
After recent events, you may ask, “What has the UN done to help eradicate racism?”
Statement of the Daughters of Charity in the USA on the death of George Floyd
A Loving Call to Tolerance and Peace Among People
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | June 8, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
In Christ, tolerance is transformed into brotherly love, into tenderness, into generosity.
The Pope Video • Church on the Way
by .famvin | Aug 7, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Church on the Way.
Thirteen Houses Project in Curitiba
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 5, 2021 | News
In January 2021 two families lost their homes and all their belongings and documents in a fire caused by an electrical short circuit.
All CIF Meetings in Paris Cancelled During 2021
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 2, 2021 | News
For years, the International Center for Vincentian Formation (CIF) has been offering on-site courses that help us in our Vincentian Ongoing Formation at the international level.
Partnering for Justice #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 15, 2016 | Justice and Peace, News, Systemic change
Take back the night! Hundreds of students attended an event held by Niagara University April 7 in conjunction with the Take Back the Night national movement, which aims to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Partnering with local and national...
Diversity Of Services To The Needy
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 15, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
On Saturday, February 27, Vincentian Family volunteers from Kiev came to rehabilitation center for women "Community in Dialog” in Odessa. The of the visit was to teach women undergoing rehabilitation how to paint authentic Ukrainian Easter eggs. It is also an...
The Vincentian Family in Panama
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 15, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
The joy of living together in unity. Many years ago, with that very sentiment, the members of the Vincentian Family in Panama began the process of serving their sisters and brothers who were most poor. According to our historical records this process began in 1875 on...
World Leaders Invited to Paris Agreement (COP 21) Signing Ceremony
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 14, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
"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
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 12, 2016 | Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
"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
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 9, 2016 | News
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
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2016 | Church, Formation
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
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 7, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N., Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
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!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 6, 2016 | Announcements, News
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...