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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Official Cuban website welcomes the Pope
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Pope's visit to Cuba is making history even before it starts. Cuba's government has posted an official website on Benedict XVI's trip. It includes all type of information on his three day visit, including all the prep work in Cuba's Revolution...
Homeless people as mobile wi-fi hotspots?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An "experiment" which involved using homeless people as mobile wi-fi hotspots at an over-crowded convention center has attracted criticism, forcing the advertising agency behind it to defend itself. But the critics may be missing the point. The idea may be a catalyst...
Invisible people – do you know them?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
As members of the Vincentian family invisible people should be visible to us. From the InvisiblePeople blog... "The purpose of this video blog is to make the invisible visible. I hope these people and their stories connect with you and don’t let go. I hope their...
Daughters of Charity present relics to the SSVDP Paris
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Dr. Michael Thio, President of VIncent dePaul Society announces that the Daughters of Charity have presented them with the precious gifts of the holy relics of St. Louise de Marillac and also that of Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu. "The President General, Dr....
Portrayal of the friendship of Vincent and Louise
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Pictures are worth thousands of words! View the YouTube video presentation of how often Vincent and Louise are presented together in art. "The friendship which Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac lived out was founded on authenticity, that is to say on the...
Joint canonization of Frederic and Rosalie?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity (DC) and the Confederation of SSVP( SOCIETY) are considering the possibility of a joint cause for the canonisation of Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu and Blessed Frederic Ozanam. An initial and exploratory discussion was held between the DC...
New DC Interprovincial Seminary in Sniatyn, Ukraine
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On 8 December 2011 the interprovincial Seminary was opened for Sisters coming from the former Soviet Union. The service of Directress was confided to Sisters Jadwiga Szok of the Province of Warsaw and the service of Sister in Office was confided to Sister Natalia...
App “I’m getting arrested”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2012 | Justice and Peace
According to the Huffinton Post "In the state that signed into law the country's most controversial and stringent immigration measure, SB-1070 in 2010, a new smartphone app is under way to help undocumented immigrants notify friends and family of their exact location,...
Vincentian Family collaboration at UN
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2012 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Student managers from the Tobin College of Business undergraduate Global Loan Opportunities for Budding Entrepreneurs (GLOBE) Program were invited to present at the Fiftieth Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) at the United Nations Headquarters in...
Is there a Vincentian M.O.?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Is there a Vincentian M.O. or MOBILE OPPORTUNITY? Our cell phones are tools as powerful as the printing press. Mobile technologies have truly changed how we view and interact with our world. They give us access to all kinds of social media. And social media are...