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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Daughters of Charity take on human slavery in the US
In a YouTube video Sister Elizabeth, DC shares about how she got connected to the efforts to end human trafficking in Macon, Georgia. This short, simple but powerful video speaks openly about human slavery in the US and is an example of a movement beyond direct aid to...
Sisters of Charity Federation NGO March Newsletter
The March 2010 Newsletter of the Federation's UN NGO is now available on line with reports of their participation in the meeting of Vincentian Family leaders in Paris, the representatives work on various commissions a very valuable list of resources.
Sisters of Charity Federation collected $75,600 for Haiti Project
The Sisters of Charity Federation collected $75,600 for the Vincentian Family Microfinancing Project in Haiti through the Christmas Alternative Gift Giving project.
Perspectives on Romero 30 years after
Thousands of Salvadorans and visitors from around the world walked in joyful procession through the streets of San Salvador on March 20 to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero. But those who came hoping for word of Romero’s beatification...
VinFormation gets new look and tools for community
A new VinFormation will make it easy for the followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic to form online communities and share "best practices" in ways you never imagined you could do. Tell us what you think about the "Vincentian Water Cooler" and its...
March 25 and its significance for many in the Vincentian Familly
• Elizabeth Seton receives her First Communion at St. Peter's Church, NY - 1805 • Elizabeth Seton makes vows for one year and given title of "Mother"given title of "Mother" by John Carroll, bishop of Baltimore - 1808 • Joseph Rosati, CM consecrated coadjutor bishop of...
Last Supper trivia – portion sizes have grown
According to USA TODAY... "Two researchers analyzed the food and plate sizes in 52 of the most famous paintings of The Last Supper and found that the portion sizes in the paintings have increased dramatically over the past millennium, from years 1000 to 2000." So...
VMY || Remembering Those Who Died in Haiti
VMY President Yasmine Cajuste shares sad news with the Vincentian Family: I want to share some news from our brothers and sisters in Haiti, with whom I met after my participation in the meeting of the Commission that works on the Micro-credits Project in Haiti (350th...
Vatican Launches Twitter Feed
The Vatican enters the social networking platform Twitter this weekend by launching a feed in six languages http://twitter.com/news_va_en. Twitter is a free service that allows users to send or receive brief messages -- or "tweets" -- through a computer or...
Liberation Theology and Vincentian Systemic Change
Aidan Rooney, CM writes in his blog from Bolivia, "a reader commented, “I am wondering what is the difference between Systemic Change and the Liberation Theology which has been around a bit longer?” I should like to address the question, because it is an important one...
