Sister Medhin Tesfay (44) has belonged to the Daughters of Charity for 26 years and works in the diocese of Adigrat in the northern part of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia
Cardinal Souraphiel, Member of the Congregation of the Mission, Designated President of the Ethiopian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Archbishop of Addis Ababa and president of the Council of the Ethiopian Church, has been named president of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ethiopia.
Breaking Down Barriers
How a first-hand visit to a Leprosy Center helps to break down barriers and reveal the humanity and the dignity of each person.
Brothers of Charity report on Vincentian Family Meeting
Brothers of Charity report on Vincentian Family Meeting
Final Day of Vincentian Family Collaboration Program in Ethiopia
The President of the JMV offers this summary of the final day of Vincentian Family Collaboration (VCAP) in Ethiopia
VFCAP Ethiopia Days 2-3
VFCAP Ethiopia – Day 2 – Blessed by two Vincentian Bishops
Vincentian Collaboration in Ethiopia – obligation not option
The Vincentian Family Collaboration Action Program (VFCAP) Ethiopia experience started on the 18th of March 2015 in Addis Ababa. Certainly an apt way of preparing for 2015 the Year of Vincentian Collaboration.
What most do not know about the new Vincentian Cardinal
“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.”
Catholic News Service profiles Vincentian Cardinal
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.”
Vincentian Cardinal-designate Serves the Poor in Ethiopia
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.
New Vincentian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (Ethiopia)
New Vincentian – Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (Ethiopia)
Another amazing Daughter of Charity – Bridget Harley
When she died in 2010 Australia took note of another amazing Daughter of Charity – Bridget Harley. The Spirit led her to join the Daughters of Charity in Sydney in 1943. In 1966 she responded to what would be her life-time commitment to educate disadvantaged children took her to Ethiopia where she spent thirty-eight years. By the time Sister Bridget left Ethiopia in 2005, aged 86, she had set up more than 150 early childhood development centres.
