by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
More than two weeks after the quake….. “Everything, absolutely everything is destroyed. Of course I knew this was the case. But one thing is to imagine it, and another to see it.” Dear Friends, Last Friday, Pilar Barboza, a leader from the Asociacion de...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2007 | Vincentian Family
 When Rendu Services (Dunbar, Pa.) opened, four religious sisters, all Daughters of Charity from Albany, ran the organization. Since November, 2006, three more sisters — from the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, near Pittsburgh, and the Sisters of Charity, in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
LORETO, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Saturday led the Catholic Church’s first eco-friendly youth rally — where nearly everything used was biodegradable or recyclable — and urged his young listeners to shun “disposable love”....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2007 | Vincentian Family
The UN World Population Report 2007 includes a special segment on the implications regarding youth population and profiles of youth in various parts of the world. In 2008, for the first time, more than half of the world’s population will live in urban areas. By...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
• See comments on this article for an update – August 31, 2007 We have looked at many possible ways to get donations of all sizes directly to Fr. Alfonso Berrade, CM, in Pisco, a city that was 85% destroyed in the earthquake that shook Peru August 15th. One of...
