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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
A really big discovery in San Diego
Half a million years ago or so, a Columbian Mammoth dropped a tusk on property that is owned today by St. Vincent de Paul in San Diego. The tusk was discovered last month in the course of excavation for new construction of apartments for the working poor. Read more,...
Systemic Change: One Person Changing the Environment
New York's South Bronx was once a getaway for the rich; now the defining landmarks of the community are power plants, landfills, and parking lots. Where some might see hopelessness, though, resident Omar Freilla sees opportunity. Freilla founded Green Worker...
World Day for Peace
September 21, 2007 marked a global 24-hour spiritual observation for peace to demonstrate the power of prayer and other spiritual practices in promoting peace and preventing violent conflict. These worldwide spiritual observances helped raise public awareness of the...
“This is a good place, but it’s not like home”
In 2006, Ozanam Family Shelter in Evansville, Indiana served more than 1,100 people; about half were children. The shelter offers a range of services and, says the director, "We've had a lot of success." Read Friday's article from the local newspaper.
Volunteer award for direct service to mentally ill
Compeer, the St Vincent de Paul Society's mental health friendship program in Sydney, has been recognized as a "best practice" volunteer program. Read about the award, see local news coverage about Compeer; check out the Web page.
“Fine” idea: library food drive
A South Bend, Indiana public library offered to forgive library fines in exchange for donations to a St Vincent de Paul Society food pantry. Result? Collection of 1,785 cans of food in a single day. Read about the event or visit the Web site of the St. Vincent de Paul...
Secretariate for Vincentian Studies Meets in Dublin
SIEV, the International Secretariate for the Vincentian Studies recently met in All Hallows College, in Dublin, the cradle of so many missionary vocations for the English speaking world. This and other recent stories can be found at CMGLOBAL
Caring for refugees of North Korea
INCHEON, Korea (UCAN) -- Incheon diocese has set up a center to care for North Korean refugees and provide an education for their children. The center's director is Stella Lim Sun-yun, S.C. (right) Sister Lim told UCA News that every three weeks, Incheon diocese...
Another snowball in sunny Southern Oregon
Last month we mentioned how local coverage of a direct service project the Rogue Valley District Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society snowballed into a major donation of dental equipment. Now another story has snowballed: the Council received one of the largest...
Fr. Gregory Gay’s Keynote Address – 150th Anniversary LCUSA
"In this talk, I propose to work through three themes: first, the relevance of the Ladies of Charity as St. Vincent's first foundation; second, the relevance of the Ladies of Charity as a foundation in the United States and the move toward international status; and...
