“Youth and Life” is a civil association founded in 2002 by Father Miguel Blázquez Avix, CM dedicated to protecting at risk children by providing them with a home.
Vincentian Family
Vincentian Family in Central America
by Edgardo Fuentes | April 25, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family | 3 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.
Sustainable Development Goal 16: Welcome to “The Enabler”!
by Jim Claffey | Sep 1, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
The New Evangelization Sisters of Mother of Perpetual Help: Responding to the Great Commission
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 31, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Growing up as a child in a very devoutly Catholic family in a village of the Delta State of Nigeria, I started questioning myself how I, too, could make my contributions towards fulfilling this Great Commission.
30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Nov 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Thirty years have gone by since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
160 years of Vincentian Presence in Argentina
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 18, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
A Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the CM, DC and the SSVP to Argentina.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Botswana
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 16, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
On October 12, 2019, the Vincentian Family in Botswana met at Divine Mercy Parish in Metsemotlabe.
Pope Francis – Bridge Builder … Or?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Here are some simple thought-starters we can use to build bridges in our daily encounters.
Urgent Call To Ban Killer Robots
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the United Nations, civil society recently focused on one specific means of warfare—lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), also known as fully autonomous weapons or, more commonly, “killer robots.”
Message from Renato Lima, President of the SSVP, on the Occasion of the 3rd World Day of the Poor
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 12, 2019 | Formation, Vincentian Family
On November 17, the Church will celebrate the Third World Day of the Poor. Renato Lima has published a message applicable to all those persons who share the Vincentian charism.
VFCAP Meeting in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 11, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family of the region of Buenos Aires, Argentina, carried out the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP).
International Day Calls For End To Gender-Based Violence
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Monday, November 25, is International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, an occasion on which advocates worldwide will focus on changing the narrative.
A Second Chance Thanks to the “13 Houses”
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 3, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
There, by God’s grace, I found the Vincentian Family. They have given me a new life, joy, love, safety, training, a job, a home and a myriad of other small helps.