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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Nuns and a priest running in China
A Vincentian priest and 52 Chinese nuns are running for the BRICKS Great Wall Appeal, Building a Great Wall of Charity in China, Brick By Brick. The lend new meaning to the possibilities collaboration on the missions. Fr. Joseph Loftus, CM, a self-designated reformed...
Nuns at war!
Catholic Nuns at War, so writes by SISTER JULIE inA nun's life blog. http://anunslife.org/2011/10/11/catholic-nuns-at-war/ A nun cares for a wounded soldier in this detail from a larger Civil War-era print featuring the field ministry of Holy Cross Father P.P. Cooney....
SVDP and Texas wildfires
Sheila Glbert, the President of the SVDP USA writes of the damage done by the Texas wildfires and how you can help the SVDP relieft efforts. Dear Brother and Sister Vincentians, The wildfires that have roared across Texas in the past nine months have caused widespread...
Vingnettes from the Church of Vincent’s time.
"Many researchers make the mistake of isolating Saint Vincent from his time.[1] A statue needs a niche. Saint Vincent needs the Church of his time or rather the Church and his time, otherwise understanding him would be impossible. We shall, therefore, consider three...
Mobile phone as weapon against poverty
The "end of isolation" for the world's poor - From 2005 to 2010, cell phone use tripled in the developing world to nearly 4 billion mobile subscriptions, according to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Nowhere was the growth faster than in Africa, which...
A month in the life of the successor of VIncent…
"Visitor" is the title of Provincial leaders in the Congregation of the MIssion. This month's NUNTIA of the Congregation provides an account of the "visitations" of this "missionary" successor of Vincent. In summary... the beginning of the month he visited Magadan (a...
Who are they – MISEVI: Lay Vincentian Missionaries
" MISEVI was born small but it has been called to become great" writes Felipe Nieto, C.M. in his presentation of "MISEVI: Lay Vincentian Missionaries". The article reviews MISEVI'S Identity, Goal, Structure and Projects. A Little History At the dawn of the...
Brothers of Charity report on massacre
The Brothers of Charity, founded by the Belgian St. Vincent, are reporting on massacres in Burundi. At least 36 people were killed on September 18th after unknown gunmen opened fire at a crowded bar in Gatumba, a border town about 15 km west of the Burundian capital...
Been hungry recently? – Remember World Food Day October 16
If you have, can you imagine what it is like to be hungry everyday? The problem is vast but here are some simple things we can do in celebrations of World Food Day on October 16. Prayer,Fasting and gestures of Solidarity. --------- We propose: A PRAYER A FAST A...
Impression from the Ladies of Charity National Assembly
Lucky Van De Gejuchte writes , "The Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City gave us an Assembly we will all remember. The theme, “Embrace It – Drive It – Change It” was reflected by the speakers, workshops and round table discussions. It was very nice to have...