During the UN's 10th Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, which marks the start of "A Decade of Action: Building a...
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.
Beyond Waving Palm Branches
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
On Palm Sunday will I be waving the palm branches of my blind spots or holding high the cross of God’s universal love?
Interview with Sr. Elisabeth Halbmann, General Superior of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul in Untermarchtal (Germany)
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 22, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Sr. Elisabeth Halbmann, General Superior of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul in Untermarchtal (Germany) discusses her congregation.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Denver
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 22, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
On Friday, September 14, 150 members of the Denver Vincentian Family gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 1555 Grant Street to create awareness, to enhance our vision and to plan our individual and collective response to the issue of Immigration in the United...
“Finding Vince 400” Film Festival: First Day (Thursday, October 18)
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 19, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Some 300 people, from all over the world, have gathered at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, to attend the "Finding Vince 400" film festival and contest. The meeting began on Thursday, October 18, whose morning was devoted to registration and to know...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Philippines
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 19, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Philippines is a very active branch of the Society, full of energy and zeal. Learn about their work in this video.
My Mission in Life Through the Eyes of Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Pope Francis suggests 9 dimensions of looking at our mission in life.
Greetings from The Vincentian Family at The U.N.
by Ed Keane | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On the afternoon of October 4, 1965, I remember standing in the South Bronx, at the northeast corner of the Grand Concourse at 138th Street. I was anxiously waiting for a chance to see the motorcade of Pope Paul VI, as he was traveling to Yankee Stadium to say Mass...
“Finding Vince 400” Will Be Streamed on Facebook
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Thursday, October 18, starts "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and the Competition dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul to illustrate the globalization of charity. The event will take place at Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) until ...
XIV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Portugal
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
On October 5, 2018, the day on which the Portuguese celebrate the establishment of the Republic, the XIV National Encounter of the Vincentian Family took place in the Sanctuary of Fatima. It was a day of communion among all the vincentians of Portugal, who came to...
Vincentian Family in Belgium
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Oct 12, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, there was a meeting in Brussels of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Belgium with Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M. international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office. Guests at the meeting also included Fr. Emile Ghali,...
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod? The answer is...No.. and, very definitely, Yes! If by influence you mean is there a member of the Vincentian Family at the Synod in Rome, the answer is I do not know of any. But there are many ways of influencing. In...