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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Next Blessed of the Vincentian Family
The beatification of a young Daughter of Charity, Lindalva Justo de Oliviera, martyred on Good Friday 1993, is near. She was born on 20 October 1953 in Sitio Malhada de Areia, in the municipality of Açu, a very poor area in the state of Río Grande del Norte (Brazil)....
Creative Collaboration on Behalf of the Hungry
An ongoing partnership between Kroger, St. Vincent de Paul, and FOX19 - In 2005, an amazing 67,000 lbs. of food was collected for needy families in the area (Cincinnati). (Perhaps this could be done in other areas)This year, meteorologists Valerie Abati and Paul...
Pope Purchases First British Bond To Immunise Children
Pope Benedict yesterday purchased the first bond issued by the British government to help fund immunisation programs for children in the developing world as the Vatican renews its call to cancel poor countries' debt. The Catholic News Agency reports that Cardinal...
CATHNEWS Features Vincentian Encyclopedia
SYDNEY, November 7, 2006 (cathnews.com): The Featured Website on CathNews for today (Tuesday November 7) is the Vincentian Encyclopedia. A site is featured for one day only. The text reads ... Featured Catholic Website Vincentian Encyclopedia The open publishing...
From the Vincentian Family Calendar – Sr. A Pietrantoni (1864-1894)
Nov. 13 marks the anniversary of the martydom of Agostina Livia Pietrantoni (1864-1894) , Congregation of the Sisters of the Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret The very short life of Sister Agostina, which inspired Paul VI, the Pope who beatified her, to relate it...
New Website for Vincentian Retreat House
St. Lazare Retreat House in Spring Lake MI has a new website.Located in the Diocese of Brand Rapids, Michigan, St. Lazare has been serving the area for decades. http://www.stlazareretreat.org/
Sisters of Charity Arrive in Leavenworth – Nov. 11, 1858
November 11, 1858 - First Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth arrive at the Leavenworth Landing Vincentian Encyclopedia article Famvin.org site search Google search - Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Third Anniversary of Beatification of Rosalie Rendu – Nov. 9
famvin.org provides a list of resources to aid in the celebration of the occasion. Vincentian Encyclopedia article Previous famvin postings Additional web resources Google search - Rosalie Rendu Images of Rosalie on the web
Deacon in Vincentian Evangelization Team Noted for Aid to Farmworkers
A former farmworker himself, Deacon Arnold Hernandez, CM, knows firsthand about the long hours, sore muscles and heat exhaustion that comes with the strenuous labor of bringing in the harvest.Born in Del Rio, Texas, he worked as a field hand before moving to...
NCR (USA) Feature Story on David O'Connell, CM President of the Catholic Univers
Fr. David O’Connell, president of The Catholic University of America, had just completed the opening address on the second day of a university-sponsored conference on “The Catholic Church in America: 2006.” The 52-year-old Vincentian, speaking in September, addressed...
