by Beth | Jan 31, 2007 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In February 1816 the first Sisters of Charity of Nazareth pronounced vows. Today there are approximately 600 vowed members throughout the world, plus thousands of lay persons assisting in our mission. SCN Family members work for justice for the oppressed, especially...
by Beth | Jan 30, 2007 | Vincentian Family
The Society of St Vincent de Paul in Australia has created a website with information on its plans for World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008. They encourage SSVP members around the world to check in regulaly at: www.vinnies.org.au/wyd/international which has information...
by Beth | Jan 30, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Criminal Justice Professor dedicating his life to revitalizing the Niagara Falls community. By Paul Lane (Niagara Gazette) — Niagara Falls’ Main Street inspires many thoughts in the people who travel down it. Fascination is generally not one of them. But that was the...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2007 | Vincentian Family
The Congregation of the Mission has chosen three projects as the winners of the Systemic Change Award for 25 January 2007. They are: 1) from the Province of Madrid, Spain: a project on hospitality for and integration of transients in Andújar; 2) from the Province of...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2007 | Vincentian Family
The Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Confraternity is a Catholic Prayer Group at St. John’s University in Jamica, Queens. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a saint for the modern world, and especially for the young people of our time. Born in 1901 in Turin, Italy,...
by Beth | Jan 25, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Jesus Caldera, Spanish Minister for Labour and Social Security, presented the Golden Medal Merit Award to Daughter of Charity, Sister Carmen Velasco Ramos, for her work in the Health Service. The ceremony was attended by her co-workers from the clinic as well as...
