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Vincentians Help Families Who Have Lost Everything During the Rains in Pernambuco (Brazil)
June 24, feast of Saint John the Baptist, would have been a memorable day if it were not for the sad reality that many people in Pernambuco faced.
XV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Brazil Begins
Systemic Change, Collaborative Action, Projects for the Homeless and the Vocational Culture are some of the topics being discussed in the National Meeting.
Solidarity with the Victims of the Disaster in Brazil
In late January, the dam of an iron mine collapsed in southeast Brazil causing the surrounding area to be buried under a stream of mud with mining waste.
In Brazil, SSVP Social Projects Help Low-income People Gain Access to Technology
In Campinas, Sao Paulo (Brazil), the social projects of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Brazil (CNB) have reversed two very common situations experienced by the residents of Jardín de San Marcos and its surroundings: the difficulty of...
SSVP in Brazil Condemns $12 Billion Cut for Social Assistance
The organizations that provide service in the area of Social Assistance will have to operate in 2019 with $12 billion less, if the Budget Proposal for the sector is approved. The measure involves the interruption of 17 thousand social assistance services, according...
The Needy Community Learns Languages and Refugees Have a Source of Income
A French course in Rio de Janeiro (RJ, Brazil) can cost up to R $ 900 [approximately 220 euros, 250 dollars]. The price keeps populations in regions that are most in need away of the dream of learning a new language. They do not live in Duque de Caxias, Belford Roxo...
Open Letter of the Vincentian Family on the Current Situation in Brazil
"I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home" (Mt. 35) The National Vincentian Family, gathered at the Leadership Training Center of the Archdiocese of Salvador between June 14 and 18, denounces the neglect with which people in situation of social...
400th Anniversary Celebrations in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
"I was a stranger and you welcomed me ..." A global initiative of the Vincentian Family to celebrate during the year 2017 the 400 years of the Vincentian charism Schedule in the region of Rio de Janeiro I – In the celebratory dimension: September 25, 2016: Celebration...
Celebration of the 400 Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism in Carga – MG (Brazil)
This year, the Vincentian Family celebrates the 400th anniversary of the charism of its founder, Saint Vincent de Paul, a charism that currently is lived and celebrated by more than 225 branches around the world. Each of these branches, from their realities, live this...