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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Australian Bishops address Prisons and the Justice System
The Social Justice Statement by the Australian Bishops titled "Building Bridges not Walls - Prisons and the Justice System" is now available and can be downloaded through the link BUILDING BRIDGES NOT WALLS . The statement was launched on Wednesday September 14,...
Jean Cherville named Secretary General SVDP International
Dr. Michael Thio, President announces new appointment. I'm very pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Cherville as the Secretary General for the Confederation with effect from 12 September 2011. We extend to Jean our heartiest Congratulations. In Vincentian...
Sr. Nuala Kenny, SC – From Trauma to Transformation
WYD – Just the facts!
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has presented the basic facts of WYD - objectives, topics of catechesis, events and fruits. In its own way it captures the sweep of what happened.
Sister of Charity of Halifax – Pioneer in addressing clergy abuse
Sr. Nuala Kenny, SC (Halifax) appeared in a 30 minute Salt and Light Witness video about the clergy abuse crisis with host Fr. Thomas Rosica. After an initial sharing of how she became a Sister of Charity, pediatric physician and how that set the stage for her...
SVDP appeal for famine stricken countries in Africa
Dr. Michael Thio, international President of the SVDP writes..."There has been widespread media coverage on the famine in the Horn of Africa affecting mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and a few others. Many countries have indicated that they wish to make...
Perspectives on aging in the Vincentian Family
Famvin is happy to present another in a series of articles  by  Sr Maria Angeles Infante DC. In outline form... 1 Introduction 2 Old Age in the Bible 2.1 Respect for the elderly 2.2 Connection with the past 2.3 Old age as a possibility for hope and for a full life 2.4...
Going beyond a place to sleep
"The whole goal of this place is not necessarily a place for people to go to spend their day, but a place where people living on the margins of society can be reintegrated to Macon as a community and transition into independence," said Charles Levesque, executive...
CM named first American President of All Hallows, Dublin
The Rev. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., associate professor in DePaul University’s College of Education, has been named the first American president of All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland. He started his new position in fall 2011. “I’m excited about the opportunity for...
A Crash Course in Saving the World
EVOKE is a social network game that amounts to a ten-week crash course in changing the world. The goal of the social network game is to help empower people all over the world to come up with creative solutions to our most urgent social problems. With echos of the...
