SVdP Opposes Proposed New IRS Regulation - Serious Concerns with Donor ID Security Public Comments Needed by December...
Advocacy
Advocacy and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth continue their advocacy on behalf of the poor and marginalized in a variety of...
SVDP calls for reforms in Criminal Justice System
National President of SVDP calls for reforms in Criminal Justice System Dear Fellow Vincentians: In our continued...
7,000 Hands across Buffalo
Ladies of Charity and Daughters of Charity were among the 7.000 people who joined hands on a street which spans Buffalo across several racially and economically diverse neighborhoods. The street has a historical connection to the Underground Railroad. Sister Mary...
Maya Angelou, “untold stories” and the Vincentian Family
“There is no greater burden than carrying an untold story.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Bishops, SVDP press for immigration reform
Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul writes Dear Vincentians, Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, including those who celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border in...
A Sister of Charity and Billy the Kid
Sister Blandina Segale, S.C, Sister of Charity who will soon bear the official Church title "Servant of God", was a pioneer in the fight against human trafficking and a probate officer. She founded the first Catholic settlement house in the United States. The motion...
Voice of the Poor – Western Region SVDP
Looking for resources in being a “Voice of the Poor”? The western Region of the St. Vincent dePaul Society has just redone its “Voice of the Poor” website.
Daughter of Charity reports from UN
Sister Monique Javouhey, representing the Company of the Daughters of Charity at the United Nations, shares the news below from the UN in Geneva: [UN – NGO] for the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Catholic Child Bureau...
Trafficking and a Pentecost Novena
Pentecost Novena and Trafficking - Raise your awareness as you journey in prayer with victims and advocates in countries around the world to stop human trafficking. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9
Bishop’s to push immigration reform 5/29
Cathlolics Confront Global Poverty writes... "In a powerful witness of solidarity, Pope Francis celebrated mass last July on the island of Lampedusa off the coast of Italy, a port of entry for many migrants escaping hardship in the Middle East and Africa. In his...
SVDP Australia – Budget is cruel, forcing deeper poverty
You don't build people up by putting them down. ST Vincent de Paul Society Australia Chief Executive, Dr John Falzon, says this Budget is deeply offensive to the people for whom every day is already a battle. "The government would like us to believe that this Budget...
