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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY falls on 17 October 2006. The theme of the Day this year is "Working Together out of Poverty". Among the many ceremonies on 17 October around the world, there will be a commemoration ceremony at UN Headquarters in...
Young Adults Start Religious Discernment Journey Later
Sister of Charity Kathleen Bryant writes in her book Vocations Anonymous: A Handbook for Adults Discerning Priesthood and Religious Life, most young adults who enter a seminary or formation program for a religious community describe a gentle and persistent invitation...
Another Perspective on Christian Muslim Dialogue
A former volunteer in Eritrea writes of another level of dialogue and conversin."I thought that perhaps this one time I could offer something in the ongoing discussion your writers are producing regarding the relation of Catholicism and Islam. I have some experiences...
Sidney's Pay-Later Poor
Debt-stricken families with new homes, cars and plasma televisions in Sydney's sprawling housing estates are relying on charity handouts to buy food. Welfare agencies report a worrying increase in the number of middle-income families with big mortgages seeking help to...
September Newsletter JMV
The international Newsletter of the JMV for September is available.This issue begins with a reflection by one of its internatioanl leaders. Charity, soul of our Vicentian Charisma <> (Mt 25,40). Each time we listen to this passage so beloved by St. Vincent, we...
New Superior and Assistant of the General Curia of the CM
Fr. John W. Gouldrick, incoming Treasurer General, was named, on 9 October, the new Superior of the Curia by the Superior General and his Council. Fr. John took over his new responsibility during the Eucharist on 11 October in the presence of the members of the...
Vatican Supports International Treaty on Arms Trade
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 11, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See published a statement in support of a proposed resolution concerning the international control of the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons. The document, signed by Cardinal Raffaele Martino,...
Pope Encourages Use of Technology
MADRID, Spain, OCT. 10, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Church must not be afraid to use technology to spread the good news, said Benedict XVI to the World Congress for Catholic TV in Madrid. In a message sent by Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Holy...
SJU Names Vincentian Scholar Award Recipients
Six students are spending their senior year at St. John’s University tuition-free after being selected as Vincentian Scholars for the 2006-2007 academic year. All six were selected on the basis of academic performance, community service, campus activities, and...
Daughters Hospital Celebrates 150 Years
St. Vincent Medical Center celebrates 150 years in L.A. Marking a century-and-a-half of continuous service, St. Vincent Medical Center celebrated the feast day of its patron St. Vincent de Paul with a standing-room-only Mass in the hospital chapel Sept. 27. In his...
