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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Daughters of Charity and Vincentians at UN
Sister Germaine Price, representing the Company of the Daughters of Charity at the United Nations, shares the news below from the UN in New York: [UN-NGO]“Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world” is the theme chosen by the Food and Agriculture...
Youngest Cardinal
Meet Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, soon to be the youngest Cardinal of the Church Since the year 2007, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal has served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malankara Church, and soon the 53 year old will become the youngest cardinal of the...
“Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul”
A new book from John Rybolt , CM - St. Vincent de Paul was very faithful to meditation, which sets a good example for us in our busy world. "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul" endeavors to present his thoughts in a way that can help us to spend some...
Superior General Addresses Bishops Synod
“This is the Church I want to be a part of. This is the Church that was envisioned by Vatican II.”... "In order to proclaim the gift of faith and strengthen the Church’s renewal, there are three moments of encounter and two pathways I consider crucial for new...
SVDP Philippines hosting 15 SVDP Presidents meeting
Please pray for the success of the National Presidents' Programme. An on-going formation session which SSVP Philippines is hosting for the national presidents of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Hongkong,...
To pray always without becoming weary (Lk. 18:1—NABRE)
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, B (October 28, 2012) St. Augustine reminds Proba of the teaching that discounts talkativeness: our Father knows beforehand our needs. Hence, we are asked to pray not so that God may know what we want, but rather so that we may have a...
Vincent and Louise – administrators
Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, the administrators Excerpts from an article by Robert Maloney, CM St. Vincent was realistic, practical. He believed that, without a solid economic base, the Congregation and the Daughters of Charity could not carry out their...
Remembering the CM Missionary who embraced China
Remembering the CM Missionary who embraced China When Belgian LazaristFather Vincent Lebbe CM arrived in China in 1901 he had a marked effect on Christianity in the country and in the northeast city of Tianjin in particular. He was vicar general of the Tianjin diocese...
Australian Bishop on cuts for elderly
"The elderly are not a problem, a market, a budget: They are real individuals, our own people, our ancestors, in due course -- ourselves." Australian Catholic News services headlines...Australian bishop warns: Don't cut medical costs by targeting elderly Western...
Fr. Hugh O’Donnell to succeed Fr. Maloney at St. Johns U.
Fr. Hugh O’Donnell, C.M. succeeds Fr. Robert Maloney in the Vincentian Chair for Social Justice. Father O’Donnell brings to the Chair a remarkable record of accomplishment as a teacher and scholar; extensive leadership experience; and a global vision acquired through...