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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Commenting On News In FAMVIN
Visitors are making use of "commenting" feature in the revised version of FAMVIN with some valuable insights about particular posts or requests for features. Sr. Nancy Sullivan offers a reflective comment on what Fr. Cantalamessa said to the Papal Household about...
Daughters of Charity and Lazarists in the heart of street life
Prostitution has existed for a long time in Limoges, as it has in other cities. In September 2001, at the beginning of the academic year, we were struck by the increasing number of younger people gathering and settling in a particular area of the city centre. The new...
Daughters of Charity International Website Updated
Dear Members of the Vincentian Family, As you know the Daughters of Charity International website is updated on the 1st of each month. As from tomorrow, 1st April, take time to check out: PRAYER CORNER presentation which is a moving reflection on the events of Holy...
March 30, 2007: Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in our world
The Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission of the USG/UISG invites all member congregations to participate in a day of prayer and fasting for an end to violence and war in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Northern Uganda, Nepal, Columbia, Israel,...
Seeking Volunteers to Update Sections of the Vincentian Encyclopedia
The French and the Spanish version of the Vincentian Encyclopedia feature a "This Date in History" section called "Ephemerides". This feature automatically posts historical events that occurred on any given date during the year. We are looking for someone to manage...
Environmental Solutions and their Impact on the Poor
THE St Vincent de Paul Society (Australia) is concerned at the suggestion of a $10 a tonne carbon levy as a way of tackling the important issue of climate change. While much of the debate has focused on the impact a levy would have on business and the economy, our...
New Seton Logo Unveiled
EMMITSBURG, MD, March 14, 2007: The Daughters of Charity Emmitsburg Province announces plans for celebrating the Bicentennial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's arrival in Emmitsburg in July 1809; and unveils the logo, The Seton Legacy of Charity, which will graphically...
St. Vincent de Paul Store Goes Boutique
It has become a trend for such charities as Goodwill to open stores that are more like traditional big-box retailers than the old, dingy thrift stores of the past. Now the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix has taken the trend a step further: It has opened a...
Report from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission
The international site of the Congregation of the Mission has just posted the report of the March Meeting of the General Curia with news of events and other plans. March 2007 Meeting link no longer active
Sex Slavery in the US
The Christian Science Monitor of March 22 runs a story aout a 15 year old legal immigrant to the United States spent 5 years in plain view as a slave to a 60 year old man. A companion piece reports that anywhere from 50,000 to 200,00 people are now enslaved and...
