Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Celebrating the Birthday of Three SSVP Co-Founders in July
On July 8th and 18th, 2020, we will be celebrating the birthday of three of the seven co-founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP).
A Loving Call to Tolerance and Peace Among People
In Christ, tolerance is transformed into brotherly love, into tenderness, into generosity.
SSVP President General Issues an Extraordinary Circular Letter on the Covid-19 Pandemic
Due to the current circumstances caused by the Coronavirus crisis, the President considers it important to publish a second letter, of an extraordinary nature.
St. Vincent dePaul Society and Irish elections
Just as in Australia and the USA serve the voiceless in elections, so also the St. Vincent dePaul Society speaks out regarding Irish elections. This year’s General Election, 100 years since the Rising, is a decisive opportunity to realise a fair, inclusive and...
Grow your own program with those in poverty
West Virginia Conference allows people in need to Grow your own The saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The St. Louise de Marillac Conference, also known as the Conference of Southern West...
Saint Vincent de Paul in helping the poor save taxpayers £11million per year
Research, by economists Oxera, shows that the Saint Vincent de Paul Society is helping taxpayers save £11million per year, and found that the visits made to the isolated and lonely by the Saint Vincent de Paul volunteers, helped improve their mental health, helped...
The stress of poverty and our role as advocates
In "Behavioral Science and the Stress of Poverty: Dan Torrington, SVDP Western Region Voice of the Poor Leader writes "Once we as Vincentians begin to really appreciate the mental and emotional stress of scarcity, as well as the physical toll poverty exacts, we know...
2016 – Vincentian opportunities to influence
"If we consider [four events in January] not only as separate events but linked together, we see opportunities to influence, if not outright create, a better future for people in poverty and for the Society itself." In his weekly column for the Society of St. Vincent...
SVDP Australia seeks homelessness as key election issue
The St Vincent de Paul Society is working to make homelessness and affordable housing a key issue of this year’s federal election in Australia according to a post in the Catholic Leader of Australia. The society’s national chief executive officer Dr John Falzon called...
Welcoming the Stranger
Mary Mother of God – Welcoming the Stranger – God’s Mercy – New Year’s Resolutions Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tues. Jan. 12, 2016 Dear Vincentian Brothers and sisters: Pray Always for those we serve and our Vincentian Family around the world. Remember to...
Path for Vincentian Family to aid flood victims
The Society of Vincent de Paul seems a natural path for members of the Vincentian Family who wish to aid flood victims. Please take time to read this communication from Gary Stevens about the needs and how the Society is already on the ground assisting. Society of St....
SSVP: A Voice for the Poor in Ireland
Slow economic recovery in Ireland has pushed the leader of the Society in Ireland to raise his voice for the poor. The Irish Times reports, “Geoff Meagher, national president of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), said the organisation is seeing an “alarming level” of calls...