The United Nations’ High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will focus on accelerating the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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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.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent’s Table – Our Tables
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Did this artist capture Vincent’s sprit? What do our tables usually look like?
Who You Calling a Vincentian”?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Who is a VIncentian? Is it an organization, a mindset, a federation of religious organizations? Let me suggest that it is a way of looking at things shared by a number of people.
Homily of Fr. Mavrič at the Vincentian Family Mass
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 13, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Vincentian Family
Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. 24th Successor to Saint Vincent de Paul Homily, July 10, 2016 https://youtu.be/cNhozEvQBXA It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the members of the different branches of the...
Vincentian Family Mass in Chicago
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 13, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Members of the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, meeting in Chicago, joined the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul parish and the Vincentian Family of Chicago in the celebration of Sunday Mass. Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, new Superior General of the...
Formation with FAVISAL
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 11, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The International Vincentian Family Office (VFO) wants to strengthen the efforts of the National Councils in the continuous training of all branches and members who make up the Vincentian Family in each one of our countries. On June 12, the Vincentian Family from El...
How Do We Ensure No One is Left Behind?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be meeting at the United Nations in New York from July 11- 20, 2016. It is the central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development...
News from Eritrea
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 4, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Vincentian Family Office (VFO) shares with you and all our Branches, National Councils the experiences of our brothers and sisters in Eritrea during the year of Vincentian Collaboration and now our new commitment: to Welcome the Stranger. The main celebration took...
An opportunity for Vincentian Higher Education
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 30, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Education for Global Citizenship Summary Reflections of the 66th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea In his opening remarks For the UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) conference on Education for Global...
International Advisers of the Vincentian Family Office
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 27, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family Office (VFO) presents the new group of International Advisers who will be working to strengthen the National Councils of the Vinentian Family. This meeting occurred Monday January 25th of this year and was held in the House Mary Immaculate, Via...
UN Dedicates Decade for People of African Descent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 23, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As a Vincentian Family, we work at addressing the needs of today. After multiple centuries of slavery and colonialism, we are called to respond to the aftereffects upon the human family in our modern world. The UN regularly dedicates a year to an issue which has come...
Does Laudato Si matter to you?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2016 | Church, News, Vincentian Family
Was Laudato Si a "blip" or a "game changer"? An important question, no doubt. But a more important question for us is, does Laudato Si matter to you...and the Vincentian Family? Someone recently said of the Church “We’re collectively the largest global humanitarian...