The President General speaks of the importance of succession at the Council General and offers some advice to the Vincentians.
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Launches “Strategy-25” Project
by .famvin | April 25, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
This initiative focusses on the reduction of poverty in the 25 poorest countries in the world.
Servant Leadership for Vincentians (Video Presentation from SSVP USA)
by Famvin Media Resources | April 22, 2022 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
From our friends at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, a formation resource on Servant Leadership.
April 23: 189th Anniversary of the Founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Vincentian Family Office | April 22, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
France, April 23rd, 1833. A group of young university students, faced with social inequalities and injustices, decided to take action in the hope of changing the world.
New International Headquarters of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to be inaugurated on April 23
by .famvin | April 20, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 2 Comments
On April 23rd, at 6 PM in Paris, the new world headquarters of the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will be officially inaugurated.
The General Council is Updating its Data on the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Presence Around the World
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The full list of “Vincentian territories” has been drawn up with great care, based on the latest information provided by our 12 Territorial vice-Presidents on the situation of our organisation on the ground.
Ukraine: a Mission of Peace and Charity
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jan 7, 2023 | Conflict in Ukraine, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On 7 and 8 December, on neutral ground (Hungary), the Council General International received a delegation of four Ukrainian SSVP ladies. As the airspace is blocked because of the war, there are no flights in the Ukraine, so the delegation travelled by train and car to meet us.
Vincentians Help Families Who Have Lost Everything During the Rains in Pernambuco (Brazil)
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 2, 2019 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
June 24, feast of Saint John the Baptist, would have been a memorable day if it were not for the sad reality that many people in Pernambuco faced.
Sanctity and Unity in Diversity
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jul 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
At the same time that we achieve “unity in diversity,” another unfoldment automatically takes place: the search for holiness.
The Ozanam Center of Sant’Antimo Welcomes Many Young People in Difficulty
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 30, 2019 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
At the Ozanam Centre in Sant’Antimo, we find children with sad stories, where the volunteers’ can give them confidence and courage to move forward.
Echoes From Porto (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul)
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jun 29, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Key points from the SSVP meeting celebrated in Porto, Portugal.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul TV Series Honored With Gabriel Award
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 25, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
ST. LOUIS – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s television series “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul” was honored with a second place Gabriel Award by the Catholic Press Association at its annual awards ceremony on June 20. The series...
Why Do Some Conferences Fail To Progress?
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jun 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
I invite you to respond: has your Conference progressed or regressed?
A Project Sponsored by the SSVP Takes 150 Children Off the Streets of Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 24, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
About the Naturezinha Football School, founded by brother Manoel 10 years ago, to keep children off the streets of Brazil.
Marin SSVP Key in Drop in Homelessness
by Christina Gray | Jun 23, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County has been a leader in transforming the county’s response to chronic homelessness
Two Vincentian Family Branches Sign an International Cooperation Agreement
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 23, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On June 14th, 2019, in Oporto, the Council General International of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul signed an international cooperation agreement with the Religious of St. Vincent de Paul (RSV). The agreement was signed by Renato Lima de Oliveira, the 16th...