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2020 Circular Letter of the President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
For the consecutive fourth year, Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, has published the Circular Letter.
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From Lebanon to Rwanda – In Solidarity with Refugees
With the meeting the Famvin Rwanda committee we hope, with God’s grace, that good plans will be made to shelter more homeless people.
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Goodbye UN – Thank You, Famvin!
I will be leaving the UN on February 14, 2020 when the negotiations of the UN resolution on homelessness will hopefully be pretty much finished.
![Summary of the Meeting of the Leaders of the Vincentian Family: Rome 2020](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/01/202001Blandine-Klien-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Summary of the Meeting of the Leaders of the Vincentian Family: Rome 2020
First of all, I would like to thank you for the confidence the executive committee has placed in me by asking me to carry out this proofreading task. I also extend a thank you to my colleagues in Strasbourg who helped me take notes throughout the various...![A Canadian View: Vincentian Charism in a Changing World](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/a-canadian-view-jim-paddon-featured-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Canadian View: Vincentian Charism in a Changing World
Let 2020 be the start of a new decade and one in which we renew our commitment to being Vincentians. Let us remember why we are Vincentians.