He was among those whowrote to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to adopt a strong “position and full pledge on sound climate change policy.”

by John Freund, CM | February 26, 2015 | News | 1 Comment
“Despite the horrors of prison and solitary confinement, I found it transformative. It led to a spiritual rebirth for me. I had nothing, literally nothing, in solitary, so I cried out to the Lord from the depths of my being. I truly felt the presence of Jesus in those dark days.”
by John Freund, CM | February 9, 2015 | Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
He was among those whowrote to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to adopt a strong “position and full pledge on sound climate change policy.”
by John Freund, CM | January 7, 2015 | Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
He stayed, hopes others will do same. Ethiopia’s cardinal-designate hopes his story of serving the people in one of Africa’s poorest countries will inspire young people to do the same.
by John Freund, CM | January 4, 2015 | Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
New Vincentian – Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (Ethiopia)
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2015 | Vincentian Family
He was among those whowrote to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to adopt a strong “position and full pledge on sound climate change policy.”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2015 | Vincentian Family
He stayed, hopes others will do same. Ethiopia’s cardinal-designate hopes his story of serving the people in one of Africa’s poorest countries will inspire young people to do the same.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2015 | Vincentian Family
New Vincentian – Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (Ethiopia)
by John Freund, CM | May 15, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The international website CGI news writes "For the occasion of the Bicentenary's festivities, a solemn mass was celebrated at Notre-Dame on April, sunday 21 th, by Andre Vingt-trois....Here is an excerpt of his Homily. Brothers and Sisters, (...) During the 19th...
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2013 | Church
The NCR reports candid remarks of Cardinal to 800+ leaders of women's communities gathered in Rome... "The controversial Vatican decision last year to place the main representative group of U.S. Catholic sisters under the control of bishops was made without...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2012 | Church
Meet Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, soon to be the youngest Cardinal of the Church Since the year 2007, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal has served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malankara Church, and soon the 53 year old will become the youngest cardinal of the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi breaks off from his rounds at the Vatican at least once a day to whip out his smartphone and shoot off a note to his followers: "Good morning, good people!" he tweets. The Vatican's top culture man, "CardRavasi" tweets snappy quotes from...