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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
New Painting of Daughters of Charity
Would anyone who is a native English speaker be willing to translate from the Spanish the following background for this work of art? Cuadro de Arturo Asensio Moruno, natural de Linares (Jaén). Obra realizada por encargo de los Padres Paúles de la Provincia Canónica de...
Updates to Heritage People
THE GONDI FAMILY October 4, 2006 MARSFIELD NSW, October 4, 2006: Some material on the Gondi Family has been added to the Heritage People section of this website. The material includes a Selective Genealogy of the Gondi Family from the time of Simone de Gondi (who died...
80 Years – Daughters of Charity in Australia
MARSFIELD NSW, October 6, 2006: This year the Daughter of Charity are celebrating 80 years since their arrival in Australia. As part of the celebrations, a Mass and Commemoration Service was held at Brighton in Victoria. Fr Kevin Canty CM, Provincial Director of the...
Towards a Global Common Good
(Zenit.org).- Here is the text of the keynote address given by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin at Villanova University on Sept. 25, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the encyclical Laborem Exercens. Excerpts... A truly global and inclusive economy A...
Vatican to UN on Disarmament
At one level, the summer of 2006 appears to have been discouraging, with conflicts, destruction and loss of life. The Small Arms Conference failed to produce any tangible result. World stocks of almost 27,000 nuclear weapons remain alarmingly high. World military...
Vincent Kicks Off Theater Season
He was a French peasant boy, a builder of houses for the poor, a captured slave, an orphanage founder, a leader in the Catholic church and creator of the unique Sisters of Charity order, and he died in the 17th century. So how do you get a theater audience to go along...
Papal Message – World Mission Sunday October 22, 2006
One can find the text of Pope Benedict's message for World Mission Sunday ass well as all previous messages on the Vatican site.2006 Message Messages of John Paul II
Superior General Celebrates 150th Year of Parish in Cork
The Superior General, Gregory Gay, and his liason to the Vincentian Family, Manny Ginete, joined in the 150th celebration of the founding of St. Vincent's parish in Cork, Ireland. Superior General, the Bishop, the Provincial and Vincentian Family LiasonWhat follows in...
News Updates on the International SSVDP Site
The International site of the St. Vincent de Paul Society has added some news items about relief efforts in Lebanon, Damascus and Jerusalem as well news of the National elections in Portugal.For details on these stories
Two News Updates On International Site of the Daughters of Charity
These updates concern 2nd Meeting of the Young People: "Witnesses of the Risen Jesus, Hope of the World" - Rome Five Sisters begin their Seminary - Albania
