by Beth | Oct 5, 2007 | Justice and Peace
World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, 2007 The Death Penalty At the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) 62nd session in October 2007, a resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions will be introduced as a step towards the abolition of the death...
by Beth | Oct 5, 2007 | Congregation of the Mission, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rome, October 2007 To all members of the Vincentian Family: We, members of the Vincentian Family, cannot be indifferent to the situation of poverty in the world. These are data that make us ask questions: “The World Bank publishes the basic data on the poverty in...
by Beth | Sep 24, 2007 | Formation
Take $10 of goods from at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and enormous ingenuity: that’s the assignment for sixty students in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at University of Cincinnati. RetroFittings is a fashion show with a twist....
by Beth | Sep 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In 2006, Ozanam Family Shelter in Evansville, Indiana served more than 1,100 people; about half were children. The shelter offers a range of services and, says the director, “We’ve had a lot of success.” Read Friday’s article from the local...
by Beth | Sep 20, 2007 | Evangelization, News
Compeer, the St Vincent de Paul Society’s mental health friendship program in Sydney, has been recognized as a “best practice” volunteer program. Read about the award, see local news coverage about Compeer; check out the Web page.
