by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. Franz Kangler, Provincial of Austria, describes the work of the confreres  engaged in dialog with Islam. He describes the great variety of experiences where confreres work in very hostile environments to others in which a confrere who converted from Islam teaches...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
One of the highlights of Day 10 of the meeting of the Provincial leaders was Fr. Joe Agostino’s  dynamic presentation of the recent pilot training program in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
From the President of the Board To the University Community: On behalf of the St. John’s University Board of Trustees, I’m pleased to inform you that Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., former president of Niagara University, has been elected interim president of St....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Jan Havlik – martyr, twice condemned because of his faith. Vincentian Marian Youth have organized to spread veneration and devotion to him. On Sunday, 9 June 2013, Msgr. Stanislav Zvolenský, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava, opened the diocesan phase of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Lampedusa. That’s the Italian island, where dozens of illegal immigrants, arrive every day. The altar itself, was very symbolic. The base was a boat, that was used by group of North African migrants, who fled their native land,...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Dr. Carolyn Woo is president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, and oversees one of the world’s largest international humanitarian relief agencies. Located in Baltimore, CRS helps more than 100 million people in 91 countries. With an annual operating budget of $823...