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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Sewing Out of Poverty – Daughters of Charity And Ethiopian Women
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity bring Welsh master-quilters to Ethiopia to show women a way out of trafficking and poverty. “There is a long tradition of weaving and embroidery in Ethiopia. The country is just recovering from cycles of drought and war which have left the...
What Do You Believe in Ask Daughters of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2007 | Formation, Vincentian Family
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the beginning of the summer, St. Vincent’s Health System launched a new branding campaign entitled, “Care You Can Believe In†across Central Alabama. As healthcare professionals, every day they demonstrate how beliefs can...
SVDP Australia Concerned Over Lack of Affordable Rental Housing
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Australia is facing a rental affordability crisis that is driving more and more families into homelessness, says the St Vincent de Paul Society. A report by the society says that over the past five years there has been a 30 per cent increase in the number of families...
Benedict XVI Pleads for End of War
by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy, JULY 22, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI made a plea for a rejection of the arms race and the attempt to solve problems with war, which he called a "useless bloodbath." The Pope urged an end to war today at the midday Angelus address in...
Sisters of Charity Associates: “True partners in mission”
by annaread | Jul 21, 2007 | Vincentian Family
"Nan and Leo Penny of New Waterford are Roman Catholics whose gratitude to the women religious of their church is so great that they were bursting with some way to share it. A way to give back presented itself in a trend that is sweeping North American Catholic...
What Vinnies (Australia) Mean By Social Justice
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
When we speak about social justice we go to the heart of what the St Vincent de Paul Society stands for. We are called, as Vincentians, to feed, clothe, house and assist our brothers and sisters who are forced onto the margins of society. We are also called to...
Vincentian Missionaries Social Development Foundation, Inc. (VMSDFI)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Change is possible The scale of the problem is staggering, and it's hard not to be discouraged. But the work of the federation is showing that change is possible, that there are solutions to these problems, and that poor communities can be the city's best partner in...
July 17 – International News of the SVDP
by John Freund, CM | Jul 19, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Visit the International site of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the latest roundup of news of the Society around the world.
SVDP AUSTRALIA – Migrants and Citizenship
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
CANBERRA, July 17, 2007 (vinnies.org.au): John Meahan AM, President of the National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, last week issued the following statement - The St Vincent de Paul Society assists migrants and refugees around Australia. We...
World Youth Day – A Request from the Organizers of the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Lisa Bright, the local organizer of the Vincentian Family component of World Youth Day, would like to build a network amongst the Vincentian Schools around the world and sees this gathering as the opportunity to do so. One of the local Vincentian schools would like to...