A Vincentian parish in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently offered thousands of flowers as symbols of prayer that...
immigration
U.S. Catholic Bishops are Mobilizing on Migration
In time for our year of welcoming the stranger, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is establishing a working...
Sharing on Social: #famvin400 as a Resource
Many people are sharing news of our Family happenings and hopes. But social media can be a quick way of sharing...
DePaul President stands for immigration
Dennis H. Holtschneider, President of DePaul University sent famvin an explanation of why he and other university Presidents call for the passage of immigrantion legislation. (The piece appeared in copy of his piece in the Chicago Tribune) April 18, 2013 When...
Srs. of Charity Nazareth – Justice Concerns
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth share their Weekly Justice Highlights Good News: The Arms Trade Treaty was adopted by 154 nations at the United Nations on April 2. This treaty will help monitor and control the flow of arms and ammunition across borders. Send...
SVDP-USA on Immigration Policies
Sheila GIlbert, St. Vincent de Paul Society National President, released the following statement.... Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) addressed the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce a few weeks ago about some important issues. Among other things, he said that education is...
Believe in comprehensive immigration reform?
Sheila Gilbert, National President fo the St. VIncent dePaul Society urges you to contact your representatives regarding immigration legislation. Dear Vincentians, Recently, I asked you to get involved in the fight for antipoverty programs in the federal budget and...
Interfaith Immigration Reform
Interfaith Worker Justice and comprehensive immigration reform The goal: Reform America's broken immigration system The time to reform our broken immigration system is now. More than 11 million undocumented people are living in this country, including children raised...
Vincentians – USA Immigration Debate
Immigration Debated As people who are often on the front line of serving so many people in all kinds of needs members of the Vincentian Family are committed to BOTH charity and justice . Given the commitment of the Vincentian Family to understanding underlying causes...
‘We have nothing to fear from diversity’
Homily preached by Archbishop Thomas Wenski during the annual Migration Mass attended by all the cultural groups in the archdiocese, celebrated on Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at St. Mary Cathedral. The theme of today’s Migration Day Mass is “We are strangers no...
Justice Concerns – Srs. of Charity
Human Trafficking: Throughout human trafficking awareness month, individuals are invited to pray with the prayer located here and raise their awareness by reading the January issue of Stop Trafficking co-sponsored by the SCN’s is available here. Water: The LCWR...
National Migration Week – Jan. 6-12
National Migration Week 2013 will be held from January 6-12 with a primary theme of “We are Strangers No Longer: Our Journey of Hope Continues.” This year's National Migration Week observance and theme commemorate the 10th anniversary of the historic joint pastoral...
