The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has led to an intense movement of millions of refugees fleeing their country to safer...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Direct Aid from the International Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the face of the War in Ukraine
The Commission for International Aid and Development (CIAD) has provided emergency donations to assist refugees and...
Renato Lima Condemns the Invasion of Ukraine at a Meeting on World Migrants Day
On March 10, the Department of Migrants and Refugees held a working meeting to prepare for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated on September 25.
Vincentians of Lebanon Want To Rebuild Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Destroyed in Civil War
A group of young people from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul decided to resume activities in the Saint Vincent de Paul church of Beirut.
New Society of St. Vincent de Paul Television Series Premieres March 4 on EWTN
Are you searching for a way to grow in faith while helping others? Then tune into the new television series, “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul,” which premieres Sunday, March 4 on EWTN. (Click here to find the EWTN channel in your zip...
SSVP Council General Launches the International Competition for Writings on François Lallier
As a way of promoting further the “International Year on the Theme of François Lallier,” announced by the 16th International President General, Renato Lima de Oliveira, in his Circular Letter on January 31, the Council General of the SSVP hereby opens the...
Circular Letter of the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
We are very much pleased to present to you the Annual Circular Letter of Bro. Renato Lima de Oliveira, the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. The publication of the Circular Letter is a tradition in the SSVP, which allows the President...
2nd SSVP Youth International Meeting, June 2018 in Spain
General theme of the meeting: Young Vincentians as leaders of the present and the future of the SSVP. Bible reflection: "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last." (John 15, 16) An important part...
Liberia: New Country Joining the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
It is with great pleasure that we announce that, after several missionary visits and a demanding programme of formation, the Society of St Vincent de Paul has been officially established in LIBERIA. Last August, representatives of the Council General International...
SSVP President General visits United States of America this January
Between January 14 and 20, 2018, our brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of SSVP, will be traveling through the United States to fulfil an extensive institutional agenda, visiting Conferences, special works and Councils. On days 14 and 15, Renato...
December 2017 Issue of “Ozanam Network” is Now Available
Every trimester, the International General Council of the SSVP publishes its edition of the newsletter "Ozanam Network." The December 2017 edition is now available, with 16 pages. Some highlighted articles: "Christmas greeting from President General Renato Lima;"...
Get to know “Federico Ozanam” Children’s Village of Perú
For more than 40 years, the Children's Village "Federico Ozanam" (VIFO), a center dependent on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Peru, offers homes to children in extreme poverty, in orphanages or abandoned, or away from their biological families for various...
