by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
http://en.romereports.com As the Pope ended his first World Youth Day Mass, he got emotional, as he embraced an image of Our Lady of Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil. (It may take a moment for the video to load since demand for t his clip seems quite high.)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Philly.com – The Philadelphia School Partnership  that is awarding the DePaul Catholic School (PreK-8) in Germantown $500,000 over three years to start a blended-learning program to improve students’ academic performance and help the elementary school expand. The...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Jason Hunt of the SSVDP Canada has been writing a blog of his experiences… Day four (Sunday, July 21 2013) We had an English song at the opening prayer. They announced the winner for a visit to the pope, who wrote a song. We all song it together and then were...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Unveiled for WYD in RIO viewers can actually move the camera for a 360 degree view of various venues in Rio.  This technology is exclusive to EWTN for WYD! It may take a few second to start. See also www.facebook.com/ewtnonline. From Michelle Laque...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
In her weekly Vincentian reflection Lynn L’Heureux writes… “I have a Dream:  Michael Thio (President General of SSVP International) His words to this song (and he is a beautiful singer). We have a dream, Jesus is He: He shows us the way, we follow...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Pope Francis says… “Even if you are not traveling to Brazil, you can still participate in WYD.” With a full crowd in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis led the Angelus prayer on Sunday afternoon. In light of his trip to Rio, the Pope asked...