Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
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Vincentian Family in Central America
by Edgardo Fuentes | April 25, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
The Central America Region is one of the 6 regions that make up the Vincentian Family in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAVILA).
Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Reviving and Refreshing the WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC, NGO Representative to the UN | April 4, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family has an opportunity for increased activity and engagement with the UN’s Working Group to End Homelessness. You are invited to join with your prayers and stories of your good works.
Commission for Social Development
by Michelle Loisel, DC | March 21, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever.
Global Definitions of Homelessness
by Reese Hagy, IGH | Jan 27, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Establishing a common language and conceptual framework related to homelessness is an important step to addressing homelessness at the international level.
Interview with Sister M. Massimiliana Proykova – Eucharistic Sisters
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 17, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family
We are the Eucharistic Sisters, a religious congregation of the Byzantine-Slavic rite and we are happy to be part of the great Vincentian Family.
What is the Most Important Room In the World?
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What is the most important room in the history of the world… and our lives? The Oval Office, Buckingham Palace? … Would you believe a simple “upper room” in Jerusalem! Why? Because in that room on the day we call Pentecost, the most powerful movement in history was...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Bl. Rosalie Rendu DC During Waves Of Pandemic
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What gave her the strength to minister through three waves of a pandemic?
Vincentian Prayer Images: Lamps Lit
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What enabled Vincent to keep his lamps lit in the face of trgedy? What can we learn from him?
COVID-19 Crisis and Advocacy on Homelessness
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | May 7, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The COVID- 19 pandemic has exasperated the existing inequalities and very specially the condition of homeless people in urban areas.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Ordinary People Serving From the Midst of Our Lives
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Vincent would remind us today that we walk in that tradition today as ordinary people bringing Good News in the midst of our daily lives.
Documents from the Gathering of the Vincentian Family in Rome: January 2020
by Vincentian Family Office | May 4, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
The gathering of the Vincentian family in Rome, Italy this past January produced many documents that we now make available to you.
Indigenous Populations Threatened By COVID 19
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 30, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As we consider populations most affected by COVID 19, Indigenous Peoples come to mind.
The International Vincentian Family Signed the Document Calling the World to Solidarity and Action to Protect the Homeless from Covid-19
by .famvin | Apr 29, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
Among the one hundred signatures that call the world to solidarity and action to protect the homeless from the spread of COVID -19, we must mention the International Vincentian Family.
Our Children and COVID-19
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.