On December 10, 2022, Isabel Crstina, “the Vincentian flower” was beatified in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad [the Shrine of Our Lady of Piety] in Barbacena.
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In Brazil, after the Floods Vincentians Help to Rebuild Houses
by Vincentian Family Office | August 18, 2022 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
The powerful rains that fell during December (2021) impacted the people living in the states of Minas Gerais and Behía (Brazil).
August 14: International Women’s Day in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
by .famvin | August 11, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 3 Comments
This is the third year that the International Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) celebrates Women’s Day, on the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Amélie Ozanam (wife of founder Frederic Ozanam).
Our Timeless Home Visit
by Famvin Media Resources | August 5, 2022 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Why, in this day and age, does the Society of St. Vincent de Paul serve primarily through home visits? For the same reason we have always done so.
“Letter of Nairobi”: Resolutions of the SSVP All Africa Assembly
by Vincentian Family Office | August 4, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
From July 20 to 23, 2022, Kenya hosted the 2nd “All Africa” Assembly, which brought together the national presidents of the 42 countries where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) is present in Africa.
Christmas Message from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by .famvin | Dec 23, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The International General Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul extends Christmas greetings to all its members and to all the members of the Worldwide Vincentian Family.
Abiding to the Vincentian Call, Fulfilling the Vincentian Assignments
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 21, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Kano Central Council of the Kaduna Metropolitan Council of Nigeria is one known to be relentless in the Vincentian movement.
“Let Us Dedicate Ourselves to the Poor”
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
You can find great texts in the early Bulletins of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which are still fully relevant today.
Santiago Masarnau Declared Venerable
by .famvin | Jan 23, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On January 21, 2021, His Holiness approved the promulgation of the decree concerning the heroic virtues of the Servant of God, Santiago Masarnau Fernández, a faithful layman.
Pope Francis appoints the President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to join a Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 13, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Pope Francis has just appointed Renato Lima de Oliveira as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Meet the new international headquarters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by .famvin | Jan 12, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
One of the most important achievements of the current mandate of the Council General International was the purchase of the new general headquarters in Paris (France).
2021-2022 International Structure and Organizational Chart of the SSVP General Council
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jan 10, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The new Structure and organizational chart of the of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) Council General International is presented for the next biennium of the presidency of Renato Lima de Oliveira.
2020 Activity Report of the SSVP General Council
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jan 2, 2021 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Council General International (CGI) of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) is pleased to publish an overview of the activities undertaken by the CGI in 2020.
SSVP Prospects for 2021: A Year that is Worth Two
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
We do have faith and hope in brighter days, with “charity, courage and prudence,” as St. Vincent taught us. Hence, despite all that we have gone through, we can say that 2021 seems to be a promising year.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Serving with Love and Creativity
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 25, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Two videos illustrate just a few of the many ways that the St. Vincent de Paul Society is adapting with creativity to this year’s realities in different regions of the USA.
Christmas Message from Renato Lima
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 24, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
My dear brothers and sisters, members of Saint Vincent de Paul Society and members of the worldwide Vincentian Family,