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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
A Threat Bigger Than Terrorism
L'Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper, carried an editorial which asserted that ecological crises pose "a bigger global threat than terrorism."Just this week, the Vatican released Benedict XVI's message for the World Day of Peace, marked each year on...
On Giving to the Poor
NEW YORK, December 13, 2006 (commonwealmagazine.org): Naomi Kritzer writes for Commonweal Magazine on the Jewish and Christian traditions of giving to the needy - The Jewish tradition acknowledges the issue of the person who asks for help deceptively, and the Talmud...
Malaria: The Disease That Fought Back
Experts believe that more people are now dying of malaria that did so three decades ago, and warn that it is spreading to new countries. The disease is now present in non-tropical countries such as Turkey and Russia. In addition, a handful of people die of malaria...
Banker To The Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Shan Ali writes for the Sydney Morning Herald - Last night a Bangladeshi economist and the institution he founded 30 years ago (Grameen Bank) received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Professor Muhammad Yunus, known to many as the "banker to the poor", started...
December 10 – Feast of Blessed Marc Antonio Durando, CM
Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M. was an early pioneer in fostering collaboration with the Daughters and Ladies of Charity. In 1833, he introduced the Daughters of Charity into Italy. Thanks to the growth in personnel that they had, he provided the city of Turin with...
Interactive Advent Calendar – US Conference of Catholic Bishops
The US Bishops have a fine interactive calendar on their web site that allows a visitor to click on a given day and be led to a reflection for the day and some suggested activities.Advent Calendar There are some other wonderful resources to be found on this site.
CM Annointed John F. Kennedy After Shooting
The priest identified as anointing John F. Kennedy after he was shot in 1963 was a member of the Congregation of the Mission, Oscar Huber. He had founded the Ladies of Charity of Dallas in 1961 when he was pastor of Holy Trinity ChurchAt 12:45, two Roman Catholic...
December 8th in the Vincentian Family
December 8 marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the canoncial establishment of the Confraternity of Charity- 1617; one of the four major feasts chosen by the Society of St. Vincent DePaul 1834 and the day on which many groups of the Sisters of Charity renew...
Advent News from the International Marian Youth Secretariat
The Apparitions of the Virgin Mary to St. Catherine Laboure show us a close face of Our Mother writes Yasmine Cajuste VMY International President She is the woman who is present in the world’s life, attentive to her fellow’s needs, since a service and devotion...
SVDP Swipes for the Homeless
This week, for every four swipes, one large pizza with three toppings and six cans of Coke will be delivered to the homeless by volunteers called Vincentians of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's UCLA Youth Conference, a Catholic charity program. The fall quarter is...
