Among the one hundred signatures that call the world to solidarity and action to protect the homeless from the spread of COVID -19, we must mention the International Vincentian Family.
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Our Children and COVID-19
According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.
For International Mother Earth Day, UN Focuses on Biodiversity
We can expect awareness raising, clean-up projects, tree-planting, and advocacy to reduce carbon emissions, next Wednesday, April 22, as millions globally celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Chronicle VFG2015: Canada/USA
USA and Canada: We are Family! When the family gets together, it’s always an intense time. Love and sadness, victory and defeat, past, present and future: it’s all there in a weekend. These past days, October 23-26, 2015, have been rich. We gathered in prayer and...
VFG2015: Young Vincentians Take the Lead
The Vincentian Family gathering of Canada and the United States is just wrapping up. 40% of the attendees were young Vincentians. In the midst of fascinating formation and fun, I interviewed Michael Van Dorpe -- a Young Vincentian Leader from DePaul University. Listen...
Breaking Burritos, Becoming Whole – September 27 in Denver
Breaking Burritos, Becoming Whole - “I sat with joy yesterday. His name was Abali, a refugee from Cameroon.” Sitting, standing, walking, talking, eating with joy is what happened at the Vincentian Family Gathering in Denver, Colorado, on the feast of St. Vincent de...
Understanding of migration from a global perspective
Guillermo Campuzano, CM, CM representative at the UN offers an understanding of migration from a global perspective and that of the church and Vincentians... In the United Nations we, DCs, Sisters of Charity Federation, CMs, are a part of the NGO Committee on...
Birthing Vincentian Family Organization in Kenya
Birthing a National Organization for the Vincentian Family in Kenya On Sunday, October 5, 2015, the heads of the various branches of the Vincentian Family gathered at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Karen, Kenya to discuss the creation of a coordinating committee for...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity – Zagreb
The history of Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb began in 1845 when six Sisters of Charity from the Austrian Province of Tyrol came to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The province had its motherhouse in Zams, and traced its origin to Strassburg. The...
Daughters of Charity , government restrictions, kindness and wisdom
According to a report in the National Catholic Reporter Kindness and wisdom are key to serving poor, overcoming government restrictions in Vietnam. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul work closely with the numerous ethnic groups in the Daklak province of...
Ladies of Charity October prayer service
Sr. Carol Schumer, DC, offers an October prayer service for the Ladies of Charity . The season of autumn lends itself to marveling at God’s creation, especially after the most recent encyclical from Pope Francis. She reminds us of this quote from St. Vincent... “… the...
Celebrating Vincent
In this week following the feast of St. Vincent, we're all invited to Connect and Learn, to Serve, and to Celebrate. Don't forget to read all the materials available at http://famvin.org/formation/year-ano-annee/ ; send in your stories and photos of celebrations to...
