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Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
Seton Shrine Stations of the Cross (Video)
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton has provided an opportunity to virtually pray the Stations of the Cross from the historic White House where Mother Seton taught, prayed, and died.
Sisters of Charity Federation Annual Meeting Recap
From June 15-19, the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America held its Annual Leadership, CCFP & NGO Meeting in Emmitsburg, Maryland. One hundred leaders gathered representing two provinces of the Daughters of Charity and eleven congregations of Sisters of...
The Princess Project #IamVincent
Wouldn’t it be great if we …” has been the beginning to countless programs in the 200-year history of the Sisters of Charity of New York, programs that have responded to needs both big and small. As our mission continues to grow through our sponsored works, we witness...
Sisters of Charity install 2016-2021 U.S. Provincial Council
Members of the United States Province of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill gathered on Sunday, May 22, at Caritas Christi, the congregation’s motherhouse, for a special liturgy that included the ritual of installation of the 2016-2021 council. Approximately 300...
Students and Halifax sisters complete walls on House of Charity sponsored home
Sisters Sheilagh Martin and Evelyn Williams of the Sisters of Charity Halifax traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for a week with 10 Mount Saint Vincent University students. They thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of the sisters at the House of Charity while working on...
What’s Happening in Kansas City?!
Opportunities for hospitality/short term volunteering in the K.C. metro area are taken advantage of by several groups of enthusiastic university students during their spring breaks. Seven young women from Creighton U., Omaha, Nebraska served in Vincentian related...
Rededication of the SVHRC Chapel
St. Vincent’s Healthcare and Rehab Center (SVHRC), formally St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, a division of St. Joseph's Healthcare System in New Jersey, recently honored the rededication of its Chapel, a special place for residents, visitors, family and staff to pray,...
175 nations sign International climate change agreement
Sr. Teresa Kotturan, (second from right) U.N. representative of the Sisters of Charity Federation attended the Paris climate change meetings, held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. It is with great joy that what she witnessed will now be signed in a ceremony at the United Nations....
Earth Day – April 22, 2016
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 (this coming Friday) and events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 193...
The Future of Charity – January
As January draws to a close some might be interested learning what is on the minds of the bloggers of the Future of Charity and the "younger, newer vowed members or women in formation with religious congregations from the Sisters of Charity Federation. " The Greatest...
