by Beth | Nov 24, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
ReliefWeb, the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters, notes the role of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.Hurricane victims appreciated grass-roots, person-to-person approach The Society of St. Vincent de... by Beth | Nov 24, 2005 | Vincentian Family
On 23 November 2005 the Holy See announced the nomination of Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania). Announcement from the Curia of the COngregation of the Mission… Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. He was born on 24 May 1939 in... by Beth | Nov 23, 2005 | Vincentian Family
The latest issue of Vincentian Heritage (2005) presents 15 papers given at a recent conference on Vincentian leadership.Authors include Tom McKenna, CM, on Vincentian simplicity, John Rybolt, CM, on St. Vincent and money, Dennis Holtschneider, CM, on leadership in... by Beth | Nov 23, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Some 38 million people in America are considered “food insecure” — they have trouble finding the money to keep food on the table. NPR profiles families who have faced hunger in three different settings: rural, suburban and urban America.Hunger Hidden... by Beth | Nov 23, 2005 | Social
Nov. 18 (CNA/CWNews.com) – Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, told a United Nations gathering that countries have a duty to use new advances in technology to help offer a voice to those who have been “unheard...
