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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Michael Thio (Singapore) elected International President of the SSVDP
Michael Thio, former International Vice-President of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul, has been elected to succeed Jose Ramon Torremocha. He was formerly the Managing Director of BT (British Telecom) South East Asia and now serves in the capacity as Senior...
Facebook malware attack – beware
Mashable.com reports that a Facebook phishing attack is on the loose. The attack attempts to steal your Facebook login credentials, install malware on your computer, and even get your home address...The attack is spread via a “hilarious video” posted to Facebook...
Fr. Greg on the Vincentian Family
In this recently posted YouTube video Fr. Greg, Superior General offers a brief insight into the Vincentian Family and invites people to join in their passionate service.
Non-European to Lead Vincent de Paul Society
According to Zenit "For the first time in the history of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a president will be chosen from outside Europe. The society began its Extraordinary General Assembly today in Salamanca, with the plan to elect its 15th international...
Pittsburgh Sister of Charity stops theft with stern voice
According to UPI - "A Sister of Charity who serves as principal of a Pittsburgh school said she stopped a thief with a single sentence: "You need to give me what you have." (Full story)
Bro. Mark – Vincent and Haiti
At recent unveiling of the Zafen website created by dePaul University to support the Vincentian Family efforts in Haiti Bro. Mark (AKA Buffalo Bro) offers a variation of the technique he has used in creating wall sized murals of Vincent in and around Chicago. In this...
Fun interview with Br. Mark Elder, CM
Mark Elder writes "There I was minding my own business last week, walking down Fullerton, when this gent from TIMEOUT (Chicago) says, "Dude, can we have an interview?" I said yes, and the rest you can see here.... I hope this link works, so if it does I'd love to...
Audio slideshows: Life in a camp in Haiti
As the rainy season began in Haiti, photographer Jake Price travelled to a number of the many camps that house some of those left homeless and presents his impressions of those struggling to rebuild their lives. The AIC also has an audio slideshow....
Sleeping the cold CEOs to raise $500,000-plus for homeless
Almost 400 chief executives have registered to take part in the Vinnies 2010 CEO Sleepout organized by the Vincent dePaul Society on June 17, which is aimed at raising awareness of the hardships of homelessness in Australia. Full story
Invitation to Vincentian Youth Gathering 2011
Yasmine Cajuste, Coordinator for Vincentian Youth Gathering 2011, invites all to the Vincentian Youth Gathering (August 12-15, 2011) which will take place before the celebration of World Youth Day in Madrid (August 16-21, 2011) and provides a pre-registration form....
