by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
CANBERRA, July 17, 2007 (vinnies.org.au): John Meahan AM, President of the National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, last week issued the following statement – The St Vincent de Paul Society assists migrants and refugees around Australia....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Lisa Bright, the local organizer of the Vincentian Family component of World Youth Day, would like to build a network amongst the Vincentian Schools around the world and sees this gathering as the opportunity to do so. One of the local Vincentian schools would like to...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to the Financial Times the United Nations World Food Programme has warned that rising food prices are threatening its ability to feed the roughly 90 million people around the world that it helps, urging donors to boost their contributions. One concern is...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Federal Government and Opposition proposals to quarantine welfare payments to “at risk” parents are simplistic and will not prevent truancy or child neglect, the Society of St Vincent de Paul says. The Australian reports that over the weekend both Prime...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Martha Walsh, S.C., received the 2007 Sister Mary Lea Mueller Human Service Award from the College of Mount St. Joseph at the reunion convocation in June. This award is given to an alum who has lived out the mission of the College through a life of service to...
