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Sister Evelyne Franc, Superior General of the Daughters of Charity from 2003 to 2015, has passed away
by Françoise Petit, DC | January 8, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, News | 2 Comments
We learned of the death of Sister Evelyne FRANC, 75 years of age and 49 years of vocation, this Monday, January 8, 2024.
Migration and Homelessness in a Changing Climate
by Yasmine Cajuste | January 7, 2024 | News | 1 Comment
Migration and homelessness are interlinked, crossing paths in many ways.
VMY International Communication Symposium
by .famvin | January 4, 2024 | News, Vincentian Marian Youth | 0 Comments
With the goal of strengthening international communication, expanding the reach of the Association worldwide, and providing training for communicators, on January 20 and 21, 2024, the International Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) will host the first edition of the Online VMY Communication Symposium.
VMY Slovakia | A Year of Blessings and Growth in 2023
by .famvin | January 1, 2024 | News, Vincentian Marian Youth | 0 Comments
The last months have been more than blessed in VMY Slovakia! So many events, camps, meetings, weekends, spiritual renewals and so on, and so on.
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Combatting Energy Poverty through Solar Panels in Gallup, New Mexico, USA
by .famvin | Mar 21, 2024 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News
A Daughter of Charity was given a tour of the Navajo Native American Reservation and while touring, she learned that many of the hogans (traditional Navajo dwellings) were without electricity
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Commission for Social Development
by Michelle Loisel, DC | Mar 21, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever.
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Partnerships to eradicate homelessness: rethinking global funding
by Justine Trumper | Mar 17, 2024 | News
Homelessness is a growing, global crisis which affects 1 in 5 people on the planet and impacts every country in the world. How can an issue which has such a devastating impact on lives and communities be so overlooked?
“The playgrounds here are empty”: Ukrainians fear long term impact on children’s mental health after one year of war
by .famvin | Feb 24, 2023 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
For the past year, people in Ukraine have lived with bombings and missile attacks which have displaced millions, injured and killed thousands and left some too afraid to leave their bomb shelters.
Looking Forward to the 67th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN
by Pat Mulé | Feb 23, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
We are beginning to feel a sense of excitement brewing at the United Nations as we get closer to the start of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Efforts to Eliminate Human Trafficking
by .famvin | Feb 21, 2023 | News
In Kentucky, where the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is located, the issue of human trafficking has made recent news headlines.
Report on the participation of the SSVP General Council at the United Nations – Geneva
by Marie Françoise Salesiani-Payet | Feb 20, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The United Nations in Geneva has been for more than 75 years a center of multilateralism, working for peace, the rights and well-being of “men, women and children everywhere.”
25th Anniversary of Hogar “San Ramón” in Puerto Cortés (Honduras)
by Iván Juarros, C.M. | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Each day at San Ramón Home is an adventure. The children are full of surprises.
A Roof for Tomorrow
by .famvin | Feb 19, 2023 | Daughters of Charity, News
In Pacoti, in the north-east of Brazil (the state of Ceará), the Daughters of Charity run the Maria Imaculada Institute where 380 children from very low-income families are taken in.
New Book: The Trinitarian dimension of Vincentian Spirituality
by .famvin | Feb 18, 2023 | News
The objective of this work is to approach the ineffable mystery of the Holy Trinity from St. Vincent de Paul’s point of view, that is, from what he himself lived, assimilated and transmitted about this founding reality of the Christian faith.
Remembering ‘Trailblazer’ Sisters of the 1960s
by Kacie Emmerson | Feb 18, 2023 | News
This February, as we celebrate Black History Month, it is important we recognize the contributions of Sisters Pat Haley and Julian Griffin, who were trailblazers in the Black Catholic community and have left an incredible legacy.
Candidates for International President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Announced
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 18, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In mid-2023, the 17th president general of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be elected to succeed Renato Lima, the current president. Following the Society’s rules, the candidates for the office of president have been made known.