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Vatican news highlights of 2013
In terms of Vatican news, 2013 was surely one of the most eventful years in living memory. Here are the highlights at a glance: --Â Feb. 11: Pope Benedict XVI announces that he will become the first pope in more than 600 years to resign. --Â Feb. 25: Cardinal Keith...
Formation Friday – eBook of the Month Club
In 2014 we're starting a once-a-month eBook series: "Faith of Our Founders". The series was conceived as a follow-up to the Year of Faith, and will focus on the faith and spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. The January 2014 issue, "Louise...
The Francis list of resolutions
The Philippine blog Rappler compiles 10 of the Pope's most memorable quotes in the form of New Year's resolutions. This is the Pope Francis list. 1. Don't gossip. 2. Finish your meals. 3. Make time for others. 4. Choose the 'more humble' purchase. 5. Meet the poor 'in...
Video for Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: January 4
VinFormation presents a new YouTube video on St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
24 Hours for World Peace vigil
The 24 Hours for World Peace vigil It is presently midnight Greenwich Time. To everyone who is already celebrating the New Year, we wish you a happy one, rich with peace initiatives! The 24 Hours for World Peace vigil will begin in 5 hours, at midnight in Montreal,...
Francis – Fraternity and Peace
“In this, my first Message for the World Day of Peace, I wish to offer to everyone, individuals and peoples, my best wishes for a life filled with joy and hope. In the heart of every man and woman is the desire for a full life, including that irrepressible longing for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with others and enables us to see them not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers and sisters to be accepted and embraced.”
Pope: Mary mother of all
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis welcomed the new year Wednesday with a solemn morning mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, calling the faithful to look to Mary as a Mother to all and messenger of hope. In his homily for this, the Solemnity of the Mother of God, Pope Francis...
Loving Others – Small places
Loving Others – Small places – I am a sinner – Our God is King ... the themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on in her final for the year 2013 Dear Vincentian Family: Here we are, the last day of the year and the 7th day of Christmas. My new year’s resolution...
“Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action”
Explore the theme "Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action" Save the date - September 12-13, 2014. Visit the LCUSA website for more information as it become available.
Pope Francis: refugees, elderly – outcasts of society
n a message that would surely resonate in the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth  Pope Francis on Sunday turned his attention to the dramatic predicament of migrants and refugees who not always find a welcome, but often become victims of human...