Vincentian Family
The Latin American Vincentian Confraternities #famvin2024
The Vincentian Confraternities are a dream of the Latin American Vincentian Family (FAVILA), turned into a beautiful reality, making the legacy St. Vincent de Paul began in 1617, when he founded the first Confraternity of Charity, dedicated to helping the most needy, the sick, the poor and the marginalized in Châtillon-les-Dombes, France, continues to be alive and active today, meeting the needs of Latin Americans.
XVII National Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Brazil
Between May 29th and June 2nd, the XVII National Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Brazil took place in the city of Osasco-São Paulo.
The Famvin Alliance and the ’13 Houses’ Campaign: Transforming Lives of the Homeless Globally #famvin2024
The Famvin Alliance, established in 2017 to commemorate the Vincentian Charism, aims to improve the lives of homeless individuals with innovative solutions. Its “13 Houses” campaign seeks to transform the lives of 10,000 people across 156 countries, inspired by St. Vincent de Paul’s legacy.
Commission for Social Development
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.
March 18 at 10:30 EDT – UN NGO Event “Strengthening Institutions to Prevent the Trafficking of Children and Adolescents”
Please join the NGO Working Group to End Homelessness for the Commission on the Status of Women virtual parallel event on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 10:30 AM (EDT).
The Road To Calvary: Lent 2024 With The God Minute
“We invite you to walk with us together along our Road to Calvary these next 40 days.” – Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M.
Who Is Missing?
WHO IS MISSING? With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 193 nations, all members of the United Nations, pledged to leave no one behind. But it isn’t easy to “leave no one behind.” People in poverty, for example, are almost always left behind...
From Global Advocacy to Action: Developing Homelessness Prevention Policies and Programs
Stakeholders, including the United Nations, advocate for expanding prevention strategies to avert future homelessness.
Leaving No One Behind: A Promise and a Challenge for our Age
How can we leave anyone behind? How can we turn our backs on those who need us most?
COP28 : An historic agreement for a “transition away from fossil fuels” by 2050
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.
Now Available: Biographies and Liturgical Prayers for the Saints and Blesseds of the Vincentian Family
A workgroup made up of members of the Vincentian Family has been working in recent years on preparing a document that includes all the saints and blesseds of the Vincentian Family, offering a brief biography of each of them, and another document that offers the specific prayers for the Eucharist of each one of them.
Advent Letter 2023 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Advent gives us the opportunity to strengthen the foundations of our lives by revitalizing these two daily moments of grace, or to start making them, from this Advent on, a way toward seeing the face of Jesus clearly “here and now” and in its fullness for all eternity!