by Beth | Jan 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society is usually on the giving end of help in times of crisis. But at Bundaberg in Queensland, where floods are affecting a large area of the state, it was a Vinnies store that was the victim. The picture on the Australian CM site shows...
by Beth | Jan 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
According to RomeReports (Video) World Youth Day 2011 has built a strong following in social networks such as facebook, where they have over 200,000 fans. Their profile has been translated into 20 languages, the most recent being Romanian and Hungarian. The translated...
by Beth | Jan 5, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati awarded the congregation’s highest honor, the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, to Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, MSgt. John J. DeJonckheere, USAF (Ret.) and David Scharfenberger. The awards were bestowed Sunday, Jan. 2 in the Immaculate...
by Beth | Jan 5, 2011 | Church
Few have noticed that Pope Benedict’s creation of a new in-house financial watchdog also includes criminalization of environmental pollution. In article 18, the new law establishes a penalty of up to six months imprisonment and a fine of $3,500 to $35,000 for...
by Beth | Jan 4, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The French Republic has granted the medal of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour to Sister Maria Louise DUVIGNAU (Sister Teresita) for her work with the natives in Zamora and at the “Mission Flores”, province of Chimborazo in Ecuador. The presentation by his...
