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Homeless World Cup Kicks Off
30 July 2007 Supported by both the UN and UEFA, 2007's Homeless World Cup will take place in Copenhagen from July 29th to help homeless people improve their lives.In a street arena in front of City Hall, around 500 players from 48 countries will compete in football...
Benedict XVI – Lauds SJU Global Development And Social Justice Program
July 25, 2007 - Pope Benedict XVI captured the essence of the moment when speaking with St. John’s administrators Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz, S.T.D., Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, and Sister Margaret John Kelly, D.C., Executive Director of the...
NUNTIA Journal of the Congregation of the Mission – July, 2007
The July issue of NUNTIA (of the Congregation of the Mission) is online at CMGLOBAL With reports on activities of the Congregation in Rome and around the world.
“The Political Action of Saint Vincent.â€
Father Bernard Koch, C.M., recently published in Cahiers Saint Vincent, Bulletin des Lazaristes de France (nº 199), an article entitled “The Political Action of Saint Vincent.†“(Vincent de Paul) realized that in order to reform the Church and the clergy, as...
Sisters of Charity (Halifax) – Solution to Remodeling Historic Motherhouse
After dissolving a development deal with United Gulf Developments in February, the Sisters of Charity in Bedford have teamed up with businessman Joe Shannon’s company Shannex, and building is finally back on track.The priority of the project has always been...
“Teach A Person To Fish…” May Not Work Today
The Wall Street Journal had a brief 2 minute video which points to a shortcoming of the adage that says that if you teach people to fish you feed them for a life time. For a llimited time the video can be viewed here The text can still be read here
Dorothy Day and Ozanam Compared
Noted writer Antoinette Bosco compares Ozanam and Dorthy Day... I often link Day with another incredible layperson, Frederick Ozanam of 19th-century Paris. So moved was he by the poverty and disorder in his city in the early stages of industrialization that he formed...
Irish DC Honored At 5th World Refugee Day Awards
Congratulations to Sr. Breege Keenan D.C. who was presented with the Special Judges Award for her pioneering work with asylum seekers and refugees in the Vincentian Refugee Centre. Last week the Africa Centre hosted their 5th World Refugee Day Awards in Ireland. The...
SVDP Australia – Privileged to Host Special Symbol of World Youth Day
SYDNEY, July 29, 2007 (catholicweekly.com.au): John R O’Neill, NSW/ACT State president of the St Vincent de Paul Society, writes for The Catholic Weekly (July 29) -The St Vincent de Paul Society was honoured to host the most tangible symbol of World Youth Day, the...
Catholic News (Australia) Features Vincentian Site for Youth
Catholic News (Australia) July 24 featured website JusticeworkX "This is a Vincentian-backed US-based youth ministry program for high school students which aims to help young people link faith with service and social justice. Its site says that the program, created in...
