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famvinThe 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.

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Articles from the Famvin News Archive

The Meaning of Homelessness

In words that could have come from St. Vincent, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto said that "the situation of the homeless is not only of the one who does not have a house, but it is also the collapse of one's own world, one's security, personal relationships and dignity....

December 8 in the Vincentian Family

In addition to the feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8 marks the canonical establishment of the Confraternity of Charity- 1617; one of the four major feasts chosen by the Society of St. Vincent DePaul in 1834 and the day on which many groups of the Sisters...

New video on Vincentian holy ones

Ferdinand Labitag has released a second video to YouTube. This 8 minute video concerns the holy ones of the Vincentian family. His earlier video focused on Vincentian vows. We have opened up a YouTube "group" called famvin and a YouTube "channel"...

Food Bank Shortages

Food banks around the U.S. are experiencing critical shortages of food. As are other organizations, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Cincinnati is being forced to reduce the amount of food it is able to give to needy families. “Donations are down,...

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