The FAMVIN Digital Network
The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
The FAMVIN Digital Network serves the Vincentian Family with news, media, formation resources and more. Learn more about who we are and what we offer.
Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Ozanam Learning Centre – Helping the Homeless help themselves
Cooking classes are so popular at the Matthew Talbot hostel (a work of the St Vincent de Paul Society) that the modest kitchen is always packed tight with homeless men keen to learn how to prepare hearty dishes such as butter chicken. Sidney Morning Herald
Presentation of Sr Catherine Salani at FamVin WYD Gathering
Notes from the presentation by Sr Catherine Salani DC at the FamVin World Youth Day Gathering in July of this year are now available on the FamVin Australia site.  They can be accessed through the link: Presentation Notes .  In her presentation, Sr Catherine...
News from the Congregation of the Mission
The October issue of NUNTIA, the newsletter of the Congregation of the MIssion ,is now online at CMGLOBAL.ORG. This site also posts the news of the latest "tempo forte" or meeting of the General Curia.
Cardinal gets 200 new Facebook friends a day
''I'm getting 200 new friends every day,'' the cardinal said. ''You have to go where the people are and if the people are on Facebook you go there too" according to Zenit During the synod of bishops it was suggested that Benedict XVI set up a blog to communicate...
Australian Vincentian site moved and updated
The site of the Vincentians (Congregation of the Missions) in Australia has been updated and moved as of October 29.. For a sample of the new arrangement visit the section on Heritage.
Vincent de Paul Society named organizational “Recycler of the Year”
The recycling program at Escanaba (Michigan) St. Vincent de Paul earned the organizational Recycler of the Year while George Semmens, Escanaba, was named individual Recycler of the Year. From January to mid-September the warehouse shipped out more than 766,000 pounds...
Vincentian Lay Missionaries hold annual retreat in Chicago
Twenty-three of the thirty Vincentian Lay Missionaries from the United States met in Chicago on "All Saints / All Souls Weekend" (October 31-Noveember 2, 2008) to deepen their bonds of community and mission as they participated in their annual retreat together. An...
Deceased members of the Congregation of the Mission
Toma, of Poland, has prepared a list of all the deceased members of the Congregation of the Mission since January 2008. If you would like to see a similar list posted for your group please use the "Contact Us" link on this page. January: Rev. Pedro PUENTE FUENTES,...
Holy See: Real Crisis About More Than Money
(Zenit.org) The current global financial crisis goes beyond bad economic practices to the realm of ethics and moral codes, says the Holy See representative at the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore. He called for greater subsidiarity, accountability and...
Vincentian to coordinate government ministry on behalf of the homeless
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, who succeeded Cardinal Sin as Manila archbishop in 2003, set up a housing ministry and appointed Father Atilano Fajardo as coordinator. The Vincentian priest is among Church representatives who sit on the interagency committees for...
