by Beth | Nov 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
by Beth | Nov 10, 2005 | Vincentian Family
My name is Margaret Taylor and I have just begun the first Stage of my Initial Formation with the Daughters of Charity. I was born in Cork, Ireland, spent my early childhood in Ireland and England and moved to South Africa with my parents when I was a teenager. I...
by Beth | Nov 9, 2005 | Vincentian Family
MELBOURNE, November 9, 2005 (cathnews.com): The St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria has announced that it will build six independent living units for people with mental illness in Melbourne. The units, located in Meadow Heights, will cost $1.2 million. At present...
by Beth | Nov 9, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. AlertNet attracts upwards of three million users a year, has a network of more...
by Beth | Nov 8, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Fr. Gregory writes of his experience with the Community of Sant’Egidio to promote a “Campaign of Humanization in prisons and in the fight against the death penalty.” A first step in this campaign is to take a census of those who work in prisons, know a little about...
