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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Half of Australia’s Homeless are Under 25
Half of Australians seeking help for homelessness are under 25 and almost twenty per cent are under 10, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report, Specialist Homelessness Services Collection: first results, also reveals...
Pontifical Council – examination of conscience for business leaders.
John Allen describes a recently released document... "The 32-page document is designed as a vade-mecum, or practical handbook, for business leaders trying to integrate their faith with their work. It was presented on March 30 by Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Ghanian who...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth honored for 200 years of service
National Catholic Educational Association Recognizes SCNs Each year the Secondary Department at NCEA (National Catholic Educational Association) recognizes religious Congregations with ties to Catholic education for particular milestones or anniversaries. SCNs Mary...
Louise de Marillac: a bold and creative woman
"In our search for this Louise we find very contradictory signs of her identity. We are able to view sketches that present us with the image of a sad widow, a complex mystic and a forward looking, bold advocate on behalf of the dignity of those who were oppressed. We...
Vincentian Missionary of the “garbage people” in Madagascar
In a video "To the least of my brothers" Mt 25,40 Father Pedro OpekaCM says... "When I arrived I could not shut my eyes to utter destitution. I saw a 1,000 children struggling for survival among the animals in the garbage dump ... I was dumbstruck. ... I said to...
SSVDP President General visits Hong Kong
DR. Michael Thio, President General, visited Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) on 23- 24 March 2012 and met up with Maurice Yeung, President, Central Council, SSVP Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), and members of his Central...
Prayer request for oldest living Vincentian
The New England Province reports that Fr. Peter Goldbach, CM, the oldest living CM, fell and is under observation in a local hospital. At 100 years of age he was recently featured in a video telling how he discovered that his vocation began 101 years ago with his...
Weekly signs of the resurrection
From the international site of the Daughters of Charity ... In this month of the Resurrection, the French Sisters of the Community in Corbonod (in l’Ain – west of Lyon) will share with you, week after week, their mission with elderly and handicapped persons. 150...
Haitian Vincentian Leaders Meet to Tweak Approach to Poverty Alleviation
Port-au-Prince, Haiti—As the rainy season began in this Caribbean nation of nearly 10 million people, heads of the Vincentian family branches in Haiti gathered for a work session March 16, 2012 to refine their approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. The Rev. Joseph...
Papal hoax!
The following circulated on the Internet, suspiciously close to April 1! "According to multiple sources, in a surprising move, the Pope has decided to go where no pontiff has gone before. He has started his own blog. Several other bishops and cardinals have been...
