Pedro Azcárcate, a lay Spanish missionary, arrived in Honduras in order to serve there for two years. He has now served in the Diocese of San Pedro Saul for eighteen years.
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94 houses opened and blessed in Australia as part of the “13 Houses” Campaign
Vincentians have opened and blessed 94 houses in Cardiff, New South Wales (NSW) Australia.
How to Help Rough Sleepers this Winter
Eight Vincentian charities have come together to share advice on what the public can do to help those facing the dangers of sleeping rough in life-threatening cold conditions.
Let’s not forget VALPARAISO victims
What if you could not celebrate Easter even as late as the week of the Ascension? On April 13 2014 a large fire consumed many houses and all the belongings of many families in the extremely poor favela or slum… for the second time.
Pope and Patriarch sign “Common Declaration”
Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I pledged to continue on the path towards unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Pope to Israeli reporter “How Can I Help?”
America Magazine reports ....On 13 June 2013, Pope Francis granted an interview to Israel’s Channel 2 TV at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives. That interview made history; it was the first time that a TV crew entered Santa Marta to interview the...
Making time for what you believe in
In "Making Time", Mike Clark, the Executive Director of the Germantown Systemic Change Initiative, reflects on his personal experiences in making time for a project to which he is deeply committed. He writes "I leave conferences organized by the Vincentian Family so...
Pope Francis – Redistribution of wealth
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) headlines... Pope Francis called for governments to do their part to aid the poor by redistributing wealth in a spirit of generosity. Pope Francis made the plea on Friday during a speech to U.N. Secretary General Ban Kai Moon. Below...
Saints are not heroes!
At least that is what Pope Francis thinks! Pope's Mass: Saints are not heroes, they are sinners that bear witness to Christ During his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis talked about the path to holiness. He explained that saints are not heroes, but sinners that...
Sisters of Charity commission their first responders
Sister Luke reports, On Sunday, May 4, nine members of our Disaster Response Ministry were commissioned and blessed during the 10:30 a.m liturgy at Nazareth as they respond to the disaster in the Little Rock, Arkansas area. Please keep them in prayer. Patrick...
“Sell your desk!” – Francis, the Vincentian
Pope Francis told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity, “Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor.'”
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...
