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Students Present at St. Vincent de Paul Society National Assembly

Two students from the St. John’s student chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society attended the society’s National Assembly in Denver, CO.

VMY International Secretariat Celebrates 20 Years of History

The small town of Noblejas (Spain) hosted the Thanksgiving Mass for the 20th anniversary of the VMY International Secretariat.

A Global Approach to Community Partnership

In the month of August, I embarked on a two week cultural exchange and service experience with six fellow Ozanam Scholars of St. John’s University.

La Moskitia (Honduras), Mission Area

For more than 80 years, the missionaries of the Congregation of the Mission have been present in the communities of the Honduran Moskitia people.

The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII

The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII

The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII -  Father James Martin. SJ writes on the US Bishops blog... One night, in the late 1980s, during a retreat as a first-year Jesuit novice, I was poking around the retreat house library when I should have been praying. By chance, I...

What Francis highlighted about the two Popes

In his homily during the canonization Pope Francis highlighted things he learned from the two saints according to RomeReports POPE FRANCIS  "These were two men of courage, filled with the parrhesia of the Holy Spirit, and they bore witness before the Church and the...

Pope’s encyclical to be on the environment

The Vatican, through the pope's press spokesman, announced that Pope Francis is working on his first encyclical, dealing with the environment. Not surprising that he chose this topic since it is a theme he has often broached. On March 16, 2013, Francis stated he chose...

Clerical abuse survivor named to Vatican

The Vatican Insider, among others, reports ... "An Irish woman who suffered sex abuse by a priest at the age of 13 talks to "Vatican Insider" about her experience. The Pope has nominated her a member of the Vatican Commission for the for the Protection of Minors" The...