by annaread | Oct 31, 2007 | Evangelization, News
Few weeks pass without a St Vincent de Paul volunteer being featured in a newspaper somewhere in the world. Yesterday in St Louis, Missiouri USA a newspaper ran with a story about a senior who refuses to let “his body’s imperfections slow him down”....
by annaread | Oct 31, 2007 | Vincentian Family
The Asia Tribune reports on the celebration in Sri Lanka, where the Brothers of Charity were established only 18 years ago. The article highlights establishment of Nisansala, a training center for persons with learning disabilities. Read the story.
by annaread | Oct 30, 2007 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
The leader of Bountiful, Utah’s chapter of the Ladies of Charity says that last summer’s convention increased her commitment to the mission. …at a meal, members were divided into groups according to the poverty statistics of the United States today,...
by annaread | Oct 30, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Last week members of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement contacted the Prime Minister about a range of issues including female foeticide, child labor, empowerment of women and more. Two examples given of organizations “actively working to serve the poor”...
by annaread | Oct 30, 2007 | Congregation of the Mission, Missions inter gentes
The text of the traditional October Mission Appeal Letter to the Congregation of the Mission from the Superior General is now online: The appeal of this letter goes out to all those confreres, who, after having read the needs that exist, feel the call from the depths...
