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Update on Haiti
by Pam Matambanadzo | April 9, 2024 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
We have been receiving calls seeking some guidance on the situation in Haiti. Vincentians want to know if they can send funds to help.
Ozanam Inn Men’s Emergency Shelter Celebrates 40 Years
by Tony Nochim | April 8, 2024 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
For the last 40 years, Ozanam Inn has been a place where you can get yourself together. It’s a place of second, third, and fourth chances. In fact, we don’t count.
House of Charity Grand Finale: May 19
Vincentian seminarians in Tanzania ‘making room for God’ despite lack of space
by Francesca Merlo | April 4, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
The seminarians in Morogoro, Tanzania, make use of what they have to complete their journey of faith, as they follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul with compassion and generosity.
The Pope Video • For those fleeing their own countries
by .famvin | Jun 8, 2024 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For those fleeing their own countries.
Building Bridges in Southern Maryland
by Kacie Emmerson | Jun 6, 2024 | News, Sisters of Charity
Six dedicated volunteers from Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky came together recently in Lexington Park, Maryland, to support a newly developed ministry and to create a meaningful connection between the youth of Southern Maryland and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth community.
Cincinnati’s End Gun Violence Campaign
by .famvin | Jun 4, 2024 | News, Sisters of Charity
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati joined with other regional religious congregations to sponsor a billboard message along I-75 in Cincinnati.
Kenyan Drought Driven by Climate Change
by Carolyn Cromer and Joetta Venneman | Feb 16, 2023 | Disasters and Responses, News
Northern Kenya is experiencing a severe drought and famine, the worst drought for this region in forty years. The government has asked non-governmental organizations to bring aid and step in with their donations.
“One day, a woman” Entrepreneurial Project in Rwanda
by .famvin | Feb 14, 2023 | Daughters of Charity, News
Thanks to a beautiful entrepreneurial project run by the Daughters of Charity in Rwanda, 10 women have regained their financial autonomy and pride in working to support their families. This project started in January 2022 by making the women aware of their training...
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Honduras
by Juan Enrique Hernansanz, C. M. | Feb 13, 2023 | News
On January 20-22, 2023, a group of representatives from the various branches of the Vincentian Family in Honduras gathered together in San Pedro Sula to participate in a Systemic Change Workshop.
Charity Shower Project for Homeless in Brazil
by .famvin | Feb 12, 2023 | Daughters of Charity, Homelessness, News
Basic necessities such as access to a shower, hygiene products, clean clothes and health care were a luxury out of reach for the street population, before this project.
“The Letter”: a Message for our Earth
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 11, 2023 | News, Pope
The Letter is a powerful documentary released on October 4th 2022 exploring more about the principles of Laudato Si’ and the escalating impact of climate change on communities around the world.
Blessing of the International Vincentian Marian Youth Offices
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 11, 2023 | News, Vincentian Marian Youth
The new offices of the International Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) and National Councils were blessed by Father Gregorio Bañaga, CM, the new Vicar-General of the Congregation of the Mission.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and Caritas’ joint effort to build 300 houses in Nepal
by Johnson Varghese | Feb 7, 2023 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in 2015 left 8,844 confirmed deaths, more than 20,000 injured, 600,000 houses fully destroyed, and more than 280,000 houses partially damaged.
President General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Publishes Last Circular Letter of his Mandate
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 6, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The President General speaks of the importance of succession at the Council General and offers some advice to the Vincentians.
Ukraine joins the 13 Houses Campaign: rebuilding hope for those who lost everything
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 5, 2023 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
The Vincentian Family has showed great commitment and dedication towards those in need since the beginning of the war, including by providing essential and emergency aid on the ground.