Vincentian Family

Sr. Žarka Ivasić, SC, Martyr of Croatia

Sr. Žarka Julijana Ivasić was born on 18 November 1908 in Krašić, where she lived before entering the Convent of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Zagreb, Croatia in 1931. The growth of Julijana’s faith and her choice of a religious vocation were firmly...

A Worthwhile Book to Read Spotlighting the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Recently author Melissa Fleming spoke to UN News about her book, “A Hope More Powerful than the Sea.”  Ms. Fleming is a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees.  She travels to war zones to illuminate the realities of people who have become refugees. In...

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...
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII

The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII

The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII -  Father James Martin. SJ writes on the US Bishops blog... One night, in the late 1980s, during a retreat as a first-year Jesuit novice, I was poking around the retreat house library when I should have been praying. By chance, I...

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