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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Ten myths about religious life . . .
Ten myths about religious life . . . and the facts from the 2009 NRVC/CARA Study that dispel them Myth #1: No one is entering religious life anymore. Fact: More than 70 percent of all religious communities (both men’s and women’s) report having new members in...
Did the Vatican butler do it… alone?
(Romereports.com) The Vatican has officially indicted the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, with charges of aggravated theft over the Vatileaks case of stolen documents. Vatican spokesperson, Federico Lombardi, also announced that a second Vatican employee...
Vincentian martyrdom in lives of service
Sr Carmen Urrizburu, DC writes, “Vincent added another form of martyrdom that is unique to the institutions that were founded by him. In this other form of martyrdom, death does not result from defending the faith or morality but rather involves accepting every opportunity to serve Jesus Christ in those persons who are most poor, even if this means placing one’s life in danger.”
SVDP report of conditions in Syria
"We communicated almost daily with our colleagues in Hassakeh, Aleppo and Damascus, until Monday, August 6 when we lost contact." ... "I can not describe to you the fear and anxiety which are read in the eyes of those displaced. For the most part they have not been...
SCN Shrine for “Lily of the Mohawks”
It is little known that Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have a shrine for Kateri Tekakwitha, the “Lily of the Mohawks,” which has been a part of the Nazareth landscape since July 19, 1941 – but not always in the same spot. The first home for the shrine was...
Attending, supporting Vincentian Youth Rio 2013?
The Vincentian Family has mounted a website www.famvin2013.com with preparatory details for those plannning to attend or support those attending World Youth Day in Rio July 18-212 2013. Father Gregory Gay, CM has convoked an International Meeting of...
How catholics can overcome partisan divisions
In a thoughtful article In This Together Most Rev. Richard E. Pates, bishop of Des Moines and chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reflects on a question facing Catholics today. "Today the church can...
World Cup for Homeless people
(Romereports.com) Mel Young and Harald Schmied decided in 2003 to improve the living conditions of homeless people by a creating a World Cup of soccer they could all take part in. It has become a foundation that helps the most disadvantaged through sports. Every year...
Statement of the LCWR
Reading aloud from a prepared statement, which came after approval from the 900 sisters gathered at the assembly, LCWR’s president, Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell, said LCWR membership wanted to use the occasion of the Vatican order “to explain to church leaders LCWR’s...
Leavenworth SC discusses future of religious life
Sr. Jennifer Gordon, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kan., was featured in an LCWR panel "Religious life in the future: What might it look like?" A member of Giving Voice, an organization that focuses on listening to younger Catholic sisters,...
