Global extreme poverty (<$1.90 USD per day) rose in 2020 adding an additional 119 million. By 2021 that number is expected to rise to 143 million.
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The Mutating Vincentian Virus
COVID 19 Is both similar to and very different from the Vincentian Virus. St. Vincent was “patient zero”. We also know the power of the Vincentian Virus and how St. Vincent spread this powerful virus.
Homelessness is on the rise
As the pandemic spread throughout the world the number of people without homes has grown exponentially.
Culture of Vocations Task Force Meeting
The Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force met in Philadelphia, USA, from July 3-6, 2019.
Second Vincentian Song Festival: “Followers of Jesus Christ, Servants of the Poor,” Now in English!
After the great success of the Vincentian Song Festival in Spanish, we now initiate the second phase: The same festival, but this time with songs in English.
Can You Look People In the Eye?
Pope Francis often uses the word, “encounter,” 32 times in “The Joy of the Gospel” and as an antidote to our “throwaway culture,” in which people who are seen as useless are cast aside.
The Family Participated in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The Vincentian Family at the UN attended and participated at the seventh session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019)
The Berceau School Formation for the Vincentian Family In Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Overview of a gathering to participate in a formation session that revolved around the theme of Vincentian spirituality, a program that is called the Berceau School.
Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (VIN-JPIC)
In March 2017, the superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and his council approved the creation of the Vincentian International Network for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation.
Visits to the Vincentian Family in France, Germany, and Belgium
From May 22 – June 11, I visited France, Germany, and Belgium. The purpose of this visit was primarily to meet the Superiors General who still needed to be seen before the meeting in January 2020 of the international leaders of the Vincentian Family First, an...
Keeping the Connection
As Vincentians, we strive to be the voice of the voiceless. We want to know the pain and suffering first- hand, in order to bring it to the more powerful, in order to bring a more just system.
Encounter of the Vincentian Family in Brazil
From June 20 to 23, 45 people from various branches of the Vincentian Family in Brazil gathered in São Paulo.
