Vincentian Family

A GUIDE for Popular Education on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This year I was invited with other NGO colleagues at the UN to review and give input on a guide for popular education on the SDGs.  I am very thankful for this opportunity that was an intense educational moment for me on the Human Rights perspective of the SDGs.  One...

European Parliament to Host Reception and Program Honoring the 400th Anniversary of the Spiritual Family of St. Vincent de Paul

The Press Office of the international religious family of St. Vincent de Paul is pleased to share this news of the continuing celebration of the 400th Anniversary of its founding. European Parliament to host reception and program honoring the 400th anniversary of the...

My Love Affair With The United Nations

As a young child my Father took my sisters and I on a boat trip around Manhattan Island. I remember being in awe of the sights from that vantage point. Although I was growing up on Long Island, I knew the city. It was where Dad worked, and the grandparents and cousins...

UN Promotes Welcoming the Stranger Through Global Compact

Last year, each branch of the Vincentian family was asked to work on the theme, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian charism.  At the United Nations, we are called to “leave no one behind.”  Both of these themes...