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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Superior General introduces Depaul International
"I am writing to introduce and commend the work of Depaul International, a group of charities founded and grounded in the Vincentian spirit, working with homeless and disadvantaged people around the world. Currently Depaul International has subsidiary charities in the...
VMY International Council Meeting, May 2010
The Vincentian Marian Youth English site has a brief report on their international Council Meeting. It also includes a photo gallery.
“Do something great” David O’Connell, bids farewell to Catholic U.
"Closing out a transformative 12-year tenure marked by significant expansion, a papal visit and, above all, an enhanced profile born from a reasserted vision of its Catholic identity, Vincentian Fr David O'Connell bade his public farewell to the presidency of...
Pentecost and the gift of internationality
A Pentecost novena of interest to many branches of the Vincentian Family and especially the Charities Federation who have become actively involved in the appalling problem of trafficking. “The gift of our internationality sharpens our consciousness of universal needs...
Stannies Wiki (Australia)
The Australian CM site writes "The World has the Wikipedia - a Free Encyclopedia. The Vincentians have a Vincentian Wiki (Vincentian Encyclopedia). And St Stanislaus' College at Bathurst in the Central West of New South Wales has a "Stannies Wiki" - an information...
A Leadership School for the Poor
"A school of community-based leaders who facilitate knowledge formation among themselves and their communities in order to deepen and develop with them new directions towards nation-building.” represents the vision of Adamson University's School of Good Governance for...
The challenges of World Communication Day May 14
The theme of this year’s World Communications Day - The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word – is meant to coincide with the Church’s celebration of the Year for Priests....The world of digital communication, with its...
Photos from Haiti visit of President of the SSVDP
The international site fo the SSVDP has published a photo album (link no longer active) of the SSVDP President to Haiti Apil 2010
Nazareth Sister arranges for children in jail to attend school
Nazarath Sister Rena Fernandes, who works for the rehabilitation of children who live with their mothers in a jail in Gaya in Bihar, recently created a milestone. The Charity of Nazarath nun enrolled three children from the Central jail in Gaya to Nazareth Vidya...
Official site for renovations of Emmitsburg Provincial House
The reconfiguration of the American Provinces of the Daughters of Charity means a re-purposing of St. Joseph's Provincial House in Emmitsburg. The Daughters are now hosting a Facebook page intended to serve as an official source of news about the necessary...
