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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Pope's Lenten Message 2011
Benedict XVI is proposing a journey with the Word of God this Lent and a deepening in the mystery of baptism. The Pope's Lenten Message was released with a theme from Colossians: "You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him." The...
New Zealand Earthquake and the Vincentian Family
There are no members of the Congregation of the Mission or Daughters of Charity working in New Zealand at the moment, but the Society of St Vincent de Paul is of course active there, and they will be affected directly or by the assistance they will be bringing to...
Collaboration Part II
The International Daughters of Charity Site continues their "Focus On" series with a story about co-operation between the Daughters of Charity and the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia. The Daughters of Charity in Australia have a long history of collaboration...
New appointments for International SVDP
The international site of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has announced the following appointments and structures. ParÃs, 21 January 2011 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETYOFFICE Under the chairmanship of President General: Michael Thio Vice General Chair:Â Brian O'Reilly...
Practical Guidelines for beginning a Vincentian Youth Group
Given the recent letter of the Superior General encouraging the formation of Vincentian Youth groups the English page of the Vincentian Marian  Youth has posted a detailed resource (pdf download) explaining the general guidelines and offering very practical tools in...
Giving someone in poverty a voice…literally
Have you ever used the phone? Now you can use it "report in" as the "voice of the poor" on the Internet. Just call a tool-free number, speak and then hang up. Voila! You have  created and posted a podcast. "But wait, there is more..." You can literally give someone in...
Susan Boyle – refuge with the Daughters of Charity
Susan Boyle has found a way to find privacy when in Paris. Â According to the NewsChief of Florida "Her limousine drove her to the rue du Bac, where the headquarters of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul are situated. Although there were paparazzi...
The Robin Hood Tax
Around the world, momentum is building behind a tiny tax on bankers that could generate billions of dollars to help with problems at home and overseas. It has been given different names in different countries – the ‘Robin Hood’ tax in the United...
Did you know…?
This factsheet presents a quick overview of recent cross-cutting Urban Institute research on poverty, including 13 key points on poverty's effects on immigration, health care, children, infants with depressed mothers, employment, assets, and neighborhoods. One in an...
Recreating place Vincent discovered his vocation
The Vincentian Studies Institute at DePaul University has commissioned the distinguished diorama artist Jeff Wrona to construct a large scale model of the church at Folleville, the site of the first sermon of the mission preached by Vincent de Paul on the Feast of the...
