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Daughters of Charity serving 100,000 in Haiti
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, will be the special focus of collaborative efforts of the Vincentian Family during the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise. This is a report of what the Daughters of Charity...
August 26 – Anniversary of the death of St. Joan Antida Thouret 1826
Hers is "a story worth telling". There are approximately 3,500 Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida in 26 countries. These include the USA, 4 countries of South America, 7 European countries, 6 African countries and 8 Asian countries. Some of these countries are:...
Project D.R.E.A.M. – state-of-the-art out-patient HIV/AIDS clinic
From the Micro-financing Partners in Africa blog... "Friday, they visited the Daughters of Charity and saw their “Dream Project,” a state-of-the-art out-patient clinic for those with HIV/AIDS. “Truly a marvelous gift!” Toni said. Then they visited the Vincentian...
SVDP alternative to payday loans for the working poor
Can ground-up “banking for the poor” work in the United States? In Belleville, Ill., a Society of St. Vincent de Paul council thinks micro-financing, pioneered by Nobel prize winner Mohammed Yunus, can. According to the National Catholic Reporter... The council wanted...
Photo images of Seton Bicentennial weekend
The Sisters of Charity Federation website has posted an extensive selection of photos taken durin g the weekend. It is well worth a visit whether one was there or not.
Providence Hospital lauded on USCC site
In the context of a plea to hear the Catholic voice in the current health care debate the US Bishop's blog give prominent place to the work of Provience Hospital in Washington.
Missionary Servant of the Most Blessed Trinity re-appointed to Roman Commission
Sister Sara Butler has been appointed to a new five-year term on the International Theological Commission by Pope Benedict XVI July 25. She a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, who teaches dogmatic theology at the New York Archdiocese's St....
Srs. of Charity Leavenworth acquire hospitals
The long-disputed sale of Exempla Lutheran and Good Samaritan hospitals to the Kansas-based Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System has been settled, the parties announced today. The sale makes Sisters of Charity the sole owner of the hospitals and means the...
Student Vinnies (Australia) sleep out in the cold for the homeless
More than 50 students the Sydney University Young Vinnies’ Winter Sleepout will be sleeping rough – with only a sleeping bag and a cardboard box – on campus tonight to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless. Funds raised by the students will help The St Vincent...
The more things change. . . comparing 17th and 21st centuries
"The Eminent Dignity of the Poor in the Church vs. the Imminent Threat of the Poor to the State" writes Ed Udovic, CM of 17th century France while Barbara Ehrenreich writes of 21st century America "... the criminalization of poverty has actually been intensifying as...
