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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vinnies Winter Appeal – No magic solution
St Vincent de Paul Society winter appeal TV commercial (30 second) - There's no magic solution to poverty. It takes compassion, commitment and money.
Rome Reports presents 10 popular religious websites
(Romereports.com)Â There are thousands of religious sites on the web. While it's impossible to name them all, ROME REPORTS is listing 10 popular sites to mark World Day of Communication. They are sites that can help people find their faith while surfing the web. The...
SVDP – Homeless kids’ chilling truths in Australia’s winter
Teenagers sleeping on the street in Australia because of problems at home, couch surfers and chronically homeless people are among those who will be needing the services of Tasmanian charities this winter. One of Greater Hobart's main outreach services is Loui's Van,...
Austrian Vincentian awarded 1 million Euros for homeless
The Essl Social Prize is awarded to elected persons, which have already achieved outstanding social improvements, and is connected to the implementation of social innovation. In this context, every year efficient, path-breaking projects – which are in need to be...
+ RIP Former editor of famvin Spanish site
Julio Suescun, CM , long time editor of the Spanish language version of Famvin has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Father also served in the international Curia of the CM in Rome editing Nuntia, Vincentiana and other publications. Those of us who worked with...
Prayers requested for National President of SVDP Canada
Ed Keane writes, "I'm  writing to ask you to pray for, Penny Craig, National President of Canada, who was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus on Monday. At this time its still unknown if the cancer has spread to other areas.  This week she attended the Canadian...
Don’t judge; walk with the poor
A Canadian  SVDP volunteer reflects on her learning experience and  invites people at City Hall to get out their walking shoes and meet with people like this man, to walk alongside, to listen and to understand how poverty affects Hamiltonians. "As I walked alongside...
How K-Mart and Walmart are killing SVDP thrift shops
Consumers are increasingly buying cheap goods and the second-hand items they eventually donate have little if any life and value left in them. A report from Australia illstrates the impact on SVDP Thrift Shops. People who once bought a second-hand shirt from a thrift...
Convents and monasteries survive on their online stores
RomeReports writes, The monastic life is one of silence and prayer. Many convents are characterized by the products made by religious and then sold to visitors, however this method of bringing in extra income is changing. Many of these religious are now selling these...
Will you “Be the Voice of the Poor”
While powerful lobbies work to influence legislators and legislation who speak with and for the those who are on the margins in a world that seems to forgot a basic concept of Christianity - the "common good". The national SVDP USA site  writes, "As the Voice of the...
