by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2009 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
“I have decided… to call an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Society for the days 29th of May to the 1st of June 2010 in Salamanca (Spain). At the same time, I propose to you three subjects to be extensively tackled during the three days of the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 3, 2009 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
“Our website will change on April 6! The new address is www.ssvpglobal.org , although the previous www.ozanet.org continues to work for some time. We hope you like the new website and that like this our aim to serve the Society and the Vincentian world in the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2009 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The International website of the SVDP boasts two reports from the recent meeting of the Youth Committee in Paris. Conclusion of Paris Meeting. Timetable.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
In its November international Bulletin the Society fo St. Vincent de Paul reports on a special fund for disaster victims in Brazil, its “Mobility Project” and the 16th edition of Confeder@tioNews #16
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Cooking classes are so popular at the Matthew Talbot hostel (a work of the St Vincent de Paul Society) that the modest kitchen is always packed tight with homeless men keen to learn how to prepare hearty dishes such as butter chicken. Sidney Morning Herald
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Speaking at Central Council of Hong Kong on Sept. 28.,  Jose Ramon Diaz-Torremocha observed that though “there is always poverty among us,” loneliness has emerged as a new form of social poverty. He also said “many poor people” in mainland...
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