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Pope to meet Volunteers in November to promote Volunteering
(Romereports.com)Â This year marks the European Year of Volunteering. And in commemoration, the Pope will also be taking part. On November 10th he will be meeting with a group of Catholic volunteers from around the world. It's being organized by the Pontifical Council...
Only 25 days left… 1,800 Vincentians In Madrid
JMV writes,There are only 25 more days left, till we meet here in Madrid in the International Vincentian Youth Gathering and World Youth Day! In the days prior to our meeting, on top of all the paperwork, all the things we have to prepare; all of us who are preparing...
Blogging priest to become Canada’s youngest bishop
He was the first Canadian Roman Catholic priest to start a blog. The Canadian paper Globe and Mailreports that now, at 40, Rev. Thomas Dowd is posting a much loftier achievement: Canada’s youngest bishop and the second youngest in the world. As a pioneer of...
Church Must Learn Language of Youth
Archbishop Rino Fisichella says the  Church Must Learn Language of Youth. To evangelize young people, the Church must understand their culture, in which liberty and science are dominant values, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New...
The faith of Vincent in an unbelieving society
The Vincentian Encyclopedia has just posted "The faith of Vincent de Paul in the midst of an unbelieving society"Â by: Luis Gonzalez-Carvajal Santabarbara. "We have seen that even though Vincent lived in the midst of a situation seemingly different from our own, he did...
Missionary Servants call for comprehensive immigration reform
The Mission Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, founded by Thomas Judge CM, write "We, as Missionary Servants of the Most Holy with the Bishop's of the Catholic Church in the United States in urging the passage of a comprehensive and humane immigration...
Vincentian Family Day of Prayer – Sept. 27
"With this fraternal greeting I write to you in order to present some comments with regard to the Vincentian Family Day of Prayer which will take place on the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul... Thus we propose the following theme for the Day of Prayer on the feast of...
$25,000 is at stake!
Back on July 6 famvin posted news of a VIncentian Family $25,000 challenge grant for Haitian scholarships. The Ladies of Charity and the Seton Federation sites are also reminding us. Vincent urged us to do more than feed people but also to them to fish. Have you...
DC in Argentina serve as Voice of the Poor
Daughters of Charity serving in Argentina responded from their experiences with the most vulnerable  to the NGO survey on  social inclusion/integration, sharing their reflections, concerns and hopes. In your experience, what are the main barriers to social...
Vincentians in Partnership – Justice Day
The Vincentians In Partnership Newsletter reports that on July 16 friends of the Vincentian Family  celebrated Justice Day by reflecting on the following themes: To present the theological argument as to why Vincentians should be political To explore the idea of...
