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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
SSVDP in the South Pacific
While the South Pacific seems not tot figure in international secular or church news to the same degree as Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the Church and the St Vincent de Paul Society are alive and well in many countries of Oceania.   The...
Pope to use iPad to light up tallest Christmas Tree
On December 7th the pope will turn on the lights of this year's largest Christmas tree with the touch of an iPad. The tree is made up of a collection of lights placed on a hill overlooking the Italian town of Gubbio. The tree of lights measures 2,132 feet high, making...
VinFeed: A News App for Your Phone
With the constant march of technology, more and more people are accessing their daily news on their "smartphone." In addition to the apps on VinFormation, Famvin is happy to announce VinFeed, VinFeedES, and VinFeedPOLSKA: news readers that draw some of the latest news...
Vincent’s Recipe for Solidarity, Justice and Organization
" The  heart of practicing  the Christian virtue of charity  lies in  its intimate and  necessary  relationship  to both  justice and  organization. A relationship exemplified  in the example of St. Vincent  de Paul and  the communities he inspired.  In Vincent, we...
Now is the time for prayer for people of faith
Join people of faith all over our country (USA) as religious leaders offer reflections and prayers for Government officials – the Super Committee, the members of Congress, all elected and appointed leadership –calling them to moral discernment around the...
New England CM Province adds mobile app
The New England Province of the Congregation of the Mission announces a smartphone app.The App organized in four tabs brings latest news posted on the websites of the Vincentians New England Province, St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Brooklyn, NY and two Vincentian...
Vinnies helping with jobs and disposal of e-waste
VincentCare in Victoria announced that disability employment service Ozanam Enterprises is partnering with Mornington Peninsula Shire (south of Melbourne) and Solo Resource Recyclers to help reduce landfill in the local area through e-recycling. Ozanam Enterprises has...
When Communities Identify Their Own Poor, Aid Has The Most Effect
According to FastCompany..."By asking peers to decide who deserves the most government aid--instead of using empirical measurements--money can have more lasting effects. When governments and NGOs plan on giving assistance to the most needy, how do they know who needs...
Memories of Indianapolis
This photo of the renowned Cary Landry is among the many treasures in two galleries of photos taken at the recent Vincentian Family Gathering in Indianapolis. Thanks to Beth Nicol Paul Starkey (We are working on some video interviews during the gathering.)
Systemic change projects – where in North America?
The recent gathering of the Vincentian Family explored practical approaches for going beyond the mantra of "Systemic change." As a service the Vincentian Family Collaborators  have compiled a beginning database of Vincentian Family sponsored  systemic change projects...