Latest News from the Vincentian Family
Vincentian Formation
Living a Vincentian Life
Don’t miss this!
Our featured series
Homelessness & 13 Houses
Media Resources for the Vincentian Family
Formation Resources for the Vincentian Family
Stay in touch with the FAMVIN app
A 5-day Vincentian Retreat (PDF)
Blessed Frédéric emphasized humility, simplicity, and religious motivation as essential to the Society’s mission, warning against pride, bureaucracy, and a focus on efficiency over spirit. He urged that all credit be given to God, encouraging service modeled on Christ and respect for other charitable efforts without comparison or competition.
The Medical Mission Sisters of the North India Unit and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Patna Province, celebrated 25 years of collaborative ministry at Kurji Holy Family Hospital in Patna, marking a significant milestone in the Church’s healing mission in Bihar. Rooted in shared leadership, trust, and the vision of their foundresses, the partnership has become a model of inter-congregational unity and compassionate healthcare.
Florence tells us with great enthusiasm about the beginnings of the project, the cooperation with secondary school pupils and her desire to help mothers open up to the world.
Human formation is not a passive process but an active and ongoing journey that encompasses our human, spiritual, intellectual, and ministerial dimensions. Through prayer, service, and community, we seek to fulfill God’s purpose and strive for perfection in unity with Him.
Founded in 2003 to support vulnerable women in the city of Taitung, AIC Taiwan has since spread its activities in the south-east of the country, to Donghe and Haiduan Townships and the Changbin Area.
In Kerala, India, Sister Gracy Thombrakudyil leads “Project 99,” an initiative providing legal, medical, and social support to vulnerable migrant workers while advocating for their rights and dignity. Guided by Pope Francis’s message on respecting human dignity, the project aims to empower migrants and educate locals about their issues, fostering a more inclusive community.
The Essential Elements of the Society—Spirituality, Friendship, and Service—are equal, inseparable, and essential to its identity, as they unite members in a shared mission of faith-driven charitable action.
Local Daughters of Charity in Mbandaka, Congo ensure prisoners receive nutrition, medications, toiletries, and spiritual care. The Sisters also provide ongoing education opportunities in languages (Lingala & French), math and religion.
The rule of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul discourages hoarding money, emphasizing that funds should be used generously for current needs without budgeting for the future, trusting in Providence to provide as needed. More important than financial aid, however, is offering companionship, empathy, and love to those in need, as true charity is not limited by material resources.
The community orchard project in Yaoundé, set up by 15 AIC volunteers as well as volunteer agricultural engineers and technicians, consists in creating and maintaining a nursery of 2,000 fruit trees (avocado, plum, orange and mandarin).
Sister Florina Joseph, SCN, wrote for Vatican News about the efforts of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to combat poverty in Musunuru, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Yolanda Shields and her son Ben Blackford, a senior at St. Xavier High School, have formed a deeper bond and gained empathy for those in need by volunteering together at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Food Pantry, an experience that has shaped Ben’s perspective on service as he prepares for college and a career in meteorology.
