by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul has 50,000 teams (or Conferences) with 700,000 members established in 141 countries writes international President José Ramón DÃaz-Torremocha in the 10 page annual report. His introduction from the pdf document… Madam,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
August is winter in Australia and the St Vincent de Paul Society has run out of basic bedding and household furniture to give to struggling families after one of the busiest winters to hit charities. In the latest sign of the rise in West Australians living below the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
About 100 young Vincentians from all over the world met in Salamanca, Spain from 4 to 8 June 2008, for the first International Study Days for Vincentian Youth. From 5 to 13 June 2008, the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul held 3 very...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Help Desk is not your conventional IT resource. Rather “The Vincentian Help Desk” describes how the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides essential services to the under served of San Francisco. 5 minute video
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Encyclopedia article on SSVDP martyr Blessed Ceferino Mallo has been significantly updated. August 12, 2008 marks the 72nd anniversary of his martyrdom.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
In the context of National Homeless Person’s Week 4 – 10 August 2008 (Australia) the St Vincent de Paul Society has asked the federal government to recognise in its White Paper on homelessness that “Housing is a human rightâ€. This is nothing more than the...