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July 4: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s International Youth Day
This year, the theme of the SSVP’s International Youth Day is “Young Vincentians celebrating the joy of service through social friendship,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti.
SSVP President General Launches his Fifth Book of Spiritual Readings
Crónicas vicentinas 5 (The Vincentian Chronicles 5), written by brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, has just been published. The fifth book of this series is only available in Portuguese.
Saint Vincent de Paul in helping the poor save taxpayers £11million per year
Research, by economists Oxera, shows that the Saint Vincent de Paul Society is helping taxpayers save £11million per year, and found that the visits made to the isolated and lonely by the Saint Vincent de Paul volunteers, helped improve their mental health, helped...
Putting faith in action in downtown Leavenworth
Putting Faith into Action in downtown Leavenworth - The Sisters of Charity Federation website offers the following story of the Welcome Center of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. After taking a needs-based assessment of the city, the Sisters of Charity of...
LCUSA – Servicette December 2015
The December 2015 issue of the Servicette is now online with the following stories... Mary Ann Dantuono offers her personal witness from the Multi-Religious Gathering at the UN with Pope Francis on September 25, 2015. Connie O'Brien reports on her pilgrimage to...
SVDP Australia seeks homelessness as key election issue
The St Vincent de Paul Society is working to make homelessness and affordable housing a key issue of this year’s federal election in Australia according to a post in the Catholic Leader of Australia. The society’s national chief executive officer Dr John Falzon called...
Another Ministry Opportunity in the Family
We promised we would be posting any ministry opportunity that came our way. Here’s another: Wanted - Coordinator of Care and Community Life for an assisted living and nursing facility in Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA). Mount Saint Vincent is a retirement residence for...
Path for Vincentian Family to aid flood victims
The Society of Vincent de Paul seems a natural path for members of the Vincentian Family who wish to aid flood victims. Please take time to read this communication from Gary Stevens about the needs and how the Society is already on the ground assisting. Society of St....
Participants as greatest resource for CIF formation program
Sr. Valentyna Riabushko, Congregation of the Charity Sisters of St. Vincent, Greek Catholic rite, describes the participants as greatest resource for CIF formation program.The significant aspect about this year's program was that for the first time ever it was open to...
Is the Pope Catholic?
Is the Pope Catholic? Have you watched Pope Francis’ first video message for the traditional papal prayer intention for the month, in which he calls on people of different faiths around the world to work together for peace and justice? Susan Stabile, an occasional...
When alternative rite of passage saves girls
The Tanzania News reports on the role of the Daughters of Charity with girls undergoing an alternative rite of passage instead of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in which they receive a new name. They are now called waiseke wa kisasa in Kiswahili and Kikurya which...
