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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
What do Fox and ABC news have in common?
What do Fox, Huffington and ABC news have in common? The Wheeler Sister Sisters!
These and other national news sources have been struck by the fascinating story of the Sisters who were sisters in life… and death.
Journey of the Vincentians – Rome to USA
This incredible journey from Rome to St. Louis is truly an adventure complete with many twists and turns. Over the Alps, across an ocean, a Bishop who changed the plan from New Orleans to St. Louis by way of Baltimore and Bardstown Kentucky (and an intersection with...
Fr. Levesque to step down from Niagara U.
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., announced today that after 13 years as President he will resign from his position as president of Niagara University at the conclusion of the current academic year. He quickly made clear however that he will remain at NU. The...
Some surprising Papal firsts
Who was the first pope to appear on film: Leo XIII, [1878 - 1903] in 1896. make a radio broadcast: Pius XI, [1922 - 1939] c. 1931. have a ‘full-length’ movie made about him: Pius XII, [1939 - 1958], in 1942 the movie called ‘Pastor Angelus‘ (angelic shepard) per...
Mission of the Daughters of Charity (Video)
Yakobis Surabaya has posted of 5 minutes YouTube video on the Mission of the Daughters of Charity. Although many of his over 300 videos are in Indonesian there are many in English. St. Vincent describes the Daughters who have... for monastery only the houses of the...
Ideas for Poverty & Homelessness
Although this refer to the United Kingdom there is much food for thought of Australia and the US in this program sponsored by Church Action on Poverty 2013, www.church-poverty.org.uk. As you may be aware, next week is Poverty & Homelessness Action Week. People...
Congregation of the Mission – Jan 25,1617
To celebrate the 396th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Mission VinFormation has posted a SlideShare presentation. The Congregation of the Mission celebrates January 25th as its “Foundation Day” but in reality the Congregation was not legally set...
What do you know about poverty? US Bishops
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) offers a short 15 question quiz to test one's knowledge of poverty in the USA. How did you do? Then follow up with a 4 minute video tour to see what life looks like at the poverty line in the United States. "It’s one...
CM “A Miraculous Impact”
Fr. Aidan Rooney writes "Kicking off a fundraising campaign for the Bolivian Altiplano Mission of the Congregation of the Mission wasn’t on my mind when I first volunteered for the Bolivian Altiplano Mission of the Congregation of the Mission in 2009. But today, with...
Encountering modern saints via technology
The new technologies add a new dimension to the devotion of saints. From anywhere in the world, it becomes plausible to see them and learn what they're like. It's a new tool to aid the Church in the New Evangelization. Not too long ago, the only way to learn more...
