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Homelessness is on the rise
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
Tanzania water project provides lifegiving help to locals
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is supporting efforts to ensure access to safe, clean water for Catholic health care facilities around the world.
Vincentian Mapping Project
If you ask Vincentians why their work with homeless people is essential, you will receive a number of answers.
#IamVincent @NU Panama
10 Niagara students were joined by two university employees as they traveled to several locations in Panama. In what each participant called an “eye-opening experience,” the group spent time in the Nueva Vida nursing home and Hogar Malambo orphanage in Balboa – and...
The Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family at the U.N. is participating in the 54th Session of the Commission on Social Development, February 3 – 12, 2016. The 54th Session of the Commission on Social Development is the first major meeting that is taking place at the UN since the adoption...
#IamVincent @ St. John’s: Vincentians Teach!
Essential questions such as, “What makes a great teacher?”; “What is success at the NYC Teaching Collaborative?”; “How can I prepare myself for the challenges of teaching in a high-need school?”; and “How do I close the academic achievement gap in my classroom?” guide...
Vincentian Center hosts poverty conference
The Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s—along with the faculty Vincentian Research Fellows—hosted the daylong event, entitled “Care for Our Common Home: The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor.” Approximately 240 participants, attendees,...
Vincentians of Wherever: Ozanam Scholars in Action
Ozanam Scholars, like thousands of Vincentian Volunteers, can be found… wherever! Every year, from periods of ten days to two years and more, Vincentians are acting as missionaries: using their skills to encounter, to partner with, and to be changed by the experience...
“The Pope Video” (2): Care for Creation (February 2016)
The second video of "The Pope Video" series, an initiative promoted by the Vatican, was released Friday, February 5. In it, the Holy Father explains his intentions for universal prayer and evangelization. Every month we will see a new two-minute video from Pope...
The Vincentian Family Collaboration at the United Nations and Genève
Collaboration at the United Nations by the Vincentian Family has been long in the making. Over the past 20 years, there has been a meaningful transformation in the way we understand our Charism. During this period, two core elements have become integral in our...
Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative 2015 Update
Letter from the International Coordinator of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative Dear Friends, This Annual Report portrays the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative's (VFHI) past busy and effective year. Our fish farm has moved from a dream to reality and is now a...
Change of date of Feast of St. Louise – May 9
To all the Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of the Mission Dear Confreres, May the grace and peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ fill your heart now and forever! Gregory Gay CM Some time ago, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments...