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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
A saint for strained family relations
A Third Order Carmelite writes "I was surprised to learn that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton did not have a naturally close relationship with her Father from birth. In fact, quite the opposite."... "Through the beautiful virtue of hospitality, St. Elizabeth was able to...
Seton Family of Hospitals (TX) $431 million in services
Among Central Texas health care organizations, the Seton Family of Hospitals stands out as a nonprofit, mission-driven community service organization.
73 years and 86 Daughters of Charity later
The St. Louis Province of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul has announced that the sisters will leave the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau at the end of summer. Two Daughters are serving in the diocese, the news release said. Sister Rosalie Digenan...
Sisters of Charity (Nazareth) open new hospital
The $152 million St. Jopseph-London will employ some 1,000 employees in the 340,000 square-foot building with 120 patient rooms, six surgical suites and five heart catheterization laboratories... One of the items from a 1946 London newspaper , “Mr. H.V. Pennington...
CatholicTV.com to air episcopal ordination
America Magazine recently wrote that “a gem of a diocese is getting a gem of a new bishop.” On July 30th, CatholicTV will air the Episcopal Ordination Mass of Bishop-elect David O’Connell, for the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey. The Mass will air at 8PM ET at CatholicTV.com and on
Empowering the weak will check patriarchy
The exploitation of women and patriarchy are realities in the Indian Church as much as they are part of Indian society, says Nazareth Sister Shalini D’Souza. The 71-year-old Indian nun, who formerly headed her Kentucky-based congregation of Sisters of Charity of...
International Monetary Fund Cancels Haiti’s $286 Million Debt
As part of its strategy to support Haiti in the country's efforts to rebuild after an earthquake killed more than 230,000 people and left more than 1 million homeless six months ago, the International Monetary Fund agreed to cancel the island nation's debt of $286...
Religious leaders discuss ways to combat poverty
Concerned that currently 80 million Europeans live in poverty 20 senior figures from Christian, Jewish, Muslim religions as well as from the Sikh and Hindu communities met in Brussels to discuss effective measures to combat poverty and social exclusion. Rome TV
The metamorphosis of VirtualVins – Communications hub
On June 20, 1647, St. Vincent cried out very spontaneously at a meeting of the General Council of the Daughters of Charity: “Oh, my God, how necessary it is to have great communication with one another. To share everything. There is nothing more necessary. That is what binds hearts together” (SV XIII, 641).
Hit the Pavement for the Poor
The Third Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. The alternate date for this event is Sunday, September 26, 2010.
