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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Synod’s last word
The Synod of Bishops on new evangelisation draws to a close this weekend as over 260 Church leaders from around the globe come up with a final list of propositions to present to Pope Benedict for inclusion in his apostolic exhortation. On Friday morning, the bishops...
Irish Vincentian reflects on Sunday readings
Fr. Pat Collins, CM of the Province of Ireland, offers weekly reflections on Sunday readings and other material for reflection on New Evangelization on his personal website. He writes... "In the Summer of 2005 I spoke to Legatus, an organization for influential...
‘Virtual’ space not less important than real world – Pontifical Council
“We must not think of it as a ‘virtual’ space which is somehow less important than the real world,” Archbishop Celli said. “If the church is not present in this space, if the good news is not proclaimed ‘digitally,’” he continued, “then we risk abandoning the many...
Media part of the problem, part of the solution
For members of the Synod of Bishops, media is part of the problem, and part of the solution. See the following sampling of views... The Catholic News Service writes "The Catholic Church needs to use its media and social networks to spread the faith because much of the...
Synod draft on new frontiers in communications
Below are four paragraphs (59-62) from the Instrumentum Laboris or "working document" prepared for the Synod of Bishops dealing with the subject of "The New Frontier of the Communications Sector". The document recognizes the challenges presented by digital...
Jesus the Communicator – meeting felt needs first
As we move into this Year of Faith and the New Evangelization the folks at InternetEvangelismDay have posted an article on "Jesus, the Communicator - His sermon method: meeting felt needs first". "If Jesus had anything like a standard approach it was more likely to be...
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Daughters of Charity and Vincentians at UN
Sister Germaine Price, representing the Company of the Daughters of Charity at the United Nations, shares the news below from the UN in New York: [UN-NGO]“Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world” is the theme chosen by the Food and Agriculture...
Youngest Cardinal
Meet Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, soon to be the youngest Cardinal of the Church Since the year 2007, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal has served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malankara Church, and soon the 53 year old will become the youngest cardinal of the...
“Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul”
A new book from John Rybolt , CM - St. Vincent de Paul was very faithful to meditation, which sets a good example for us in our busy world. "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul" endeavors to present his thoughts in a way that can help us to spend some...
