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In his shoes (“Nei suoi panni”)
“In his shoes” (“Nei suoi panni” in Italian) was born as an educational project dedicated to second year students of Italian high schools.
Confraternity of Vincentian Teachers in Latin America
As explained on the FAMVIN website: “The Vincentian Family is composed of many groups of Christians who, following in...
St. John’s Bread & Life’s Religious Sisters Bring Power and Faith to Ending Hunger
Anyone who visits St. John’s Bread & Life can tell it’s a well-oiled machine. But what you can’t tell by just looking – is the machine is powered by nuns.
Where in the World are Vincentians? – Try Oceania
Where in the world are Vincentians? - Try Oceania - In this case Vincentians refers to the Congregation of the Mission rather than the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. For information about what they are doing visit their website http://vincentians.org.au/ or try their...
SSVP Alive and Well in Scotland
SVDP alive and well in Scotland - Take 2000 members in 300 Conferences (groups), 28 schools and 3 universities. That makes SSVP Scotland! These members, who range from 8 years old (in Mini Vinnnies groups in primary schools) to around 80 years old in parish...
Solving Poverty: A Revolutionary Approach
Systemic change has many names. This article "The Rise of Antipoverty Relational Work" uses terminology, "relational work", not familiar to most in the Vincentian Family, to describe nonprofits revolutionary change in approach to solutions to poverty. Whatever the...
If you were President, how would you act to fight poverty?
If you were President, how would you act to fight poverty? Candidates for the Republican and Democratic presidential nomination are responding to a call from more than 100 Christian leaders, including CCUSA’s President and CEO, Sr. Donna Markham, to the question“What...
USCCB-CCUSA Letter To Congress Regarding Fair And Just Wages
The leaders of the USCCB-CCUSA write a letter to Congress regarding Fair And Just Wages July 28, 2015 Dear Representative/Senator: On behalf of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic...
How to enlarge the circle of solidarity and draw attention to human needs
Is a publicity campaign the way Vincent would do things?
Video – Pope with Buddhist and Vincentian leaders
SVdP CEO Dave Barringer, Los Angeles Executive Director David Fields and San Francisco Executive Director Lorraine Moriarty have all traveled to Rome, Italy to spend time participating in the first "Dialogue and Fraternity" event between Catholic and Buddhist leaders...
Vinnies and Jesuits agree on structural issues behind poverty
Vinnies and Jesuits agree ... Vinnies has thrown its support behind a landmark report which looked at structural issues behind poverty in Australia the entrenched disadvantage that is affecting a number of communities around the country. Dropping off the Edge 2015...
Vincent de Paul Society – support Criminal Justice Reform
United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul National President asks support for Criminal Justice Reform Dear Vincentians: Our country’s incarceration system is tearing at the fabric of families and communities and is costing tax payers billions of dollars each year....