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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Map of earthquake-affected areas and more
Oxfam has made available a .pdf of a map of areas affected by the quake; it was provided to them by the Sistema Nacional de Defensa Civil Perú. Also, Catholic News Service has a round-up of stories of life after the disaster.
US Bishop’s Labor Day Statement – Immigration
Labor Day is a "time to recommit in our own small ways – to our own work, to treat others justly, and to defend the lives, dignity, and rights of workers, especially the most vulnerable. This is a requirement of our faith and a way to advance the promise of our...
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC – Voted Top Health Care Leader
Sister Carol, a Daughter of Charity who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, the trade group for Catholic hospitals, finished first in the sixth annual reader poll conducted by Modern Healthcare magazine of the 100 most powerful people in health...
“When you make mistakes, people have a tendency to give up on you”
Finding a replacement wheel for a shopping cart, serving up a "Happy Birthday" strawberry pie and, yes, arranging burials when there are no other family or friends. Lorraine Moriarty of the San Mateo Saint Vincent de Paul Society says there's a title for her work:...
“The Sending” – Updating “Monsieur Vincent”
A YouTube piece, The Sending, intersperses scenes from the classic 1947 award-winning movie "Monsieur Vincent" with scenes from the contemporary struggles of the poor in the Philippines. It was added to YouTube in July, 2007 by someone who has chosen the YouTube...
Aid to the Church in Need
Bishop Guido Breña López of the Diocese of Ica is quoted extensively in a report about the crisis in Perú; read the story.
Another reason to share good news: the snowball effect
Recently we mentioned the dental care initiative of the Rogue Valley District Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society. Someone else paid attention to local coverage of that story. After reading the newspaper report, a recently retired dentist has offered the...
Success in New Orleans: Daughters of Charity Health Center
Two years after Katrina, efforts continue to rebuild staff and facilities to provide health care in New Orleans. The Daughters of Charity Health Center-St. Cecilia has received $3 million from the United Health Foundation to become a model "center of excellence" for...
PERÚ UPDATE – REPORTS OF THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY
"Niños victimas del terremoto en Pisco" - 1:09 - added to YouTube 0300 EDT 27 August 2007 An 8.0 earthquake hit Perú at 18:40:58 local time (23:40:58 UTC) on 15 August 2007. The city of Pisco is believed to have been 80% destroyed, including the Church of San...
Plea for the Vincentian Family in Peru
(Fr. Berrade CM was featured in the New York Times story 8/20.) Dear Friends (and Family), Over the years we've shared our lives: meals, visits, trips, fun times, hard times, work, volunteering, prayers. You may know me a short time, or all of my life, but our hearts...
