PARIS (CNS) -- As Europe continues to struggle with migrant and refugee arrivals, Catholics in the French capital are...
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“What is Happening with Immigrant Reception Policies is Intolerable” (SSVP Italy)
"There is still a beautiful Italy, ready to welcome, to integrate, to give work, to help these people, be they...
August 2: Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
Blessed Ceferino was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Spain. Because he is considered the patron of the Rom and Sinti peoples, his biography appears on the website of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
The Model Teacher … Being a Vincentian is not for Wimps
The Model Teacher – Help Me to Trust - Give Thanks to God - Being a Vincentian is not for Wimps Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday September 29, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for each other and for those suffering around the world. Be Jesus to one...
Who’s irrelevant now?
Who’s irrelevant now? That is the question David Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, asks in the context of Pope's visit. We hear as Catholics all the time that our views are out of touch with modern times. We are chastised that our...
Honour God with our Hearts – Positive Body Language
Imitating Jesus - Honour God with our Hearts - Positive Body Language – Be Still Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday September 22, 2015 Greetings Vincentian Family: We are truly blessed to be called to do the work we do around the world with many venues,...
Walking with the Pope to eliminate Poverty
Walking with the Pope to eliminate Poverty Society of St. Vincent de Paul® hosts 8th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run ST. LOUIS – “Unity happens when we walk together,” Pope Francis said. While Society of St. Vincent de Paul members, their friends and...
Vincentian Family seeds planted in Mongolia
Mongolia is one of the latest countries where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is established. The Mongolian SSVP was created in Ulaanbaatar in 2005 by a group of Catholic lay people from South Korea. Mrs. Kwon Helena, a Korean Resident in Mongolia and some...
Story Booth: History Recorded
Making memories on video is now a common family practice. And our family is no different. We've followed the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and their "Story Booth" project. It was a private space in the lobby of the Rhode Island Convention Center where Vincentians...
“Praying” the litany of Bl. Frederic
On this feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam here is a suggestion for "praying" the litany of Bl. Frederic... Take a few minutes to prayerfully reflect on each of the titles in the following litany. A LITANY IN HONOR OF BLESSED FREDERIC OZANAM Lord, have mercy. Lord, have...
Thank you for a Great National Assembly!
Thank you for a Great National Assembly! This past week, Vincentians from across the country and a few special guests from the international SVdP community in Mexico and Paris came together to celebrate this year's National Assembly in Providence, R.I. The week...
The Vincent dePaul Society can be proud of its contributions
David W. Barringer, CEO of the St. Vincent dePaul Society presents some very encouraging figures in his recap of the recent annual meeting in Rhode Island. Dear Reader, Among several very special guests at last week’s National Assembly in Providence, the Secretary...
