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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Daughters of Charity in Egypt
For most visitors to famvin  Eygpt, Syria, Lebanon, Iran are places about which we read tragic headlines. But for the Daughters of Charity of the Province of the Near East these places are home and where the Love of Christ Urges them to heal the broken and...
SVDP Canada “North of 60”
SVDP member Peter Ouellette, SVDP Western Regional Council writes of the "North of 60 Project" with indigenous people of Tuk. Peter Ouellette is the President for the Western Regional Council which is the largest land mass in all of the Canadian Regions.  It covers...
US bishops statement on Egypt
Bishops Pates And Kicanas Update All Bishops On Egypt; Bishop Pates Urges Secretary Of State Kerry To Act Targeting of churches and Christians unacceptable Bishops join Pope Francis in praying for all victims of violence Catholic Relief Services helping schools,...
SVDP International reports on WYD
The international site of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul post the following information on their participation in World Youth Day. The Vincentian Youth Meetings started at night on the 18th July. A thousand members representing 22 countries throughout the world...
Haitian President following Zafen!
Denise Mattson of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative writes.... "Wanted to share a little exciting news with you, and I attached a graphic to accompany it. "This morning, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, began following Zafèn on Twitter! Zafèn was...
SVDP President – prayer and collaboration
Several weeks ago, I alerted you to the fact that members of Congress would be in recess between August 5 and September 9. Since we are in the midst of that recess, I am again asking that you use this time for prayer, collaboration, and personal contact with your...
An SVDP perspective on Canadian floods
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul -Â Disaster Relief - Southern Alberta Flood of 2013 Vincentians rally quickly to assist the families in need from this disaster started very quickly after the flood. Bishop Henry of the Diocese of Calgary involved SSVP in his committee...
Young VMY member reports from Egypt
Famvin had an opportunity to contact Vincentian Marian Youth members in Egypt and ask them about the situation of Christians and Vincentian Family there. Here is what they shared.
US Bishops – Labor Day statement
WASHINGTON—The growing disparity in the income of U.S. workers is the focus of the 2013 Labor Day Statement of Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
SVDP – Australian Poverty as election issue
Australia needs an Anti-Poverty Strategy according to SVDP Australia Chief Executive, Dr John Falzon. “Nearly 13 per cent of our population is living in poverty, including over half a million children. “The members of the St Vincent de Paul Society cannot be silent...