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
Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Serving with Love and Creativity
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
My dear brothers and sisters, members of Saint Vincent de Paul Society and members of the worldwide Vincentian Family,
Serving in Cincinnati
Inspired by the vision and passion of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's founder Frederic Ozanam, the Ozanam Center for Service Learning offers immersion experiences for groups of Cincinnatians to raise awareness, encourage mutual respect and promote solutions that...
The Vincentians and the World Day of the Poor
On November 19 of this year, the Catholic Church invites all of us to reflect on the first "World Day of the Poor," of which the full message of the Pope Francis is now available on the web site of the Vatican. The theme of reflection is "Let us not love with words,...
“Charity and Social Media” address by Renato Lima
On Saturday, November 11, the SSVP of Italy organized, in Turin, a video conference entitled "Charity and Social Media" which was attended by 300 people, in the auditorium of the Industrial Union of Torino. The round table was moderated by the SSVP member Alessandro...
VI SSVP Ibero-American Meeting
National Presidents from Americas, Spain and Portugal will meet in Quito. From November 15 to 19, 2017, the International General Council, through the International Territorial Vice Presidencies America 1 (North America and the Caribbean), America 2 (Central America...
Celebrating 150 Years of SSVP in Slovakia and New Zealand
Slovakia and New Zealand both recently celebrated 150th Anniversaries of the presence of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Read about their celebrations below. Slovakia Saturday 23rd of September the members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Slovakia...
Young People, the Future of the Vincentian Family
Our Family has many young people in the different branches that make it up: they are our wealth and our hope that the Vincentian charism is alive and present among the poor of our society. Here is one of the many examples that can be put: a new group of boys and girls...
LOCAL EXPERIENCE: I used to judge — then it happened to me
My mom was an alcoholic and at age 17 I decided to escape that. It was scary. You know, before I became homeless, I used to judge, but then it happened to me. I used to think that everyone who was homeless was on drugs, with alcohol problems, just not good people. But...
Ralph Middlecamp Elected National President of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul
ST. LOUIS – Ralph Middlecamp was elected national president of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He will be the 13th national president of the U.S. Society and will serve a six-year term. Middlecamp has a 30-year history with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul....
Symposium 2017 • Testimonies from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and people involved in the earthquake in Italy
Antonio Gianfico, National President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, presented testimonies during the papal audience at the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, the 14th of October, the work of solidarity that the Vincentians had don in favor of those affected...
