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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
On the Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission
There are two articles in our Constitutions that are key for a better understanding of our spirit...Source In addition to this please note that "In 2005 the Congregation consisted of 3,419 incorporated members: 31 bishops, 3,096 priests, 168 brothers, and 52 students...
Catholic Charities USA Aims to Reduce Poverty BY 2020
Alexandria, VA— Catholic Charities USA today announced a new multi-year initiative to cut poverty in half by 2020, urging Congress and the Administration to give a much higher priority to the needs of the poor in budget and policy decisions on issues such as health...
Nov.-Dec. Issue of Nuntia (CM)
NUNTIA is the official journal of the Congregation of the Mission and offers an overview of happenings in the General Curia in Rome and around the world.http://www.cmglobal.org/en/news/ See also previous issues
Using Technhology to Fight Famine and Poverty
Rwanda, one of the poorest countries in Africa, had barely 3,000 landline telephones a decade ago -- that's 1 phone for every 3,000 people. Today, it's rapidly becoming one of the most wired nations in Africa.The same technology that has transformed the way Americans...
Simple Ways of Beating Poverty – Thinking Outside A 5 Star Hotel Room
A dietary staple for millions around the world, peanuts have long required painstaking hand-shelling that has limited their potential as a cash crop for farmers in developing nations. But the Full Belly Project has made peanut shelling as easy as riding a bike by...
Welcome Immigrants As Christ – Indiana Bishops
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) --The Indiana Catholic bishops call the faithful "to welcome others as Christ himself" in a pastoral letter on the treatment of immigrants. In a document issued on Jan. 12 entitled "I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: Meeting...
Holy See Studies Violence To Women in Program with SJU
The Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations is co-sponsoring with the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at SJU a February 27th conference. NEW YORK, JAN. 17, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations...
Tent City Closes- But Two More Open
Although the original Tent City was forced to shut down, it is interesting to note that two more were created by departing residents on the same day the eviction occurred � one is located in front of St. Vincent DePaul and the other is located at 9th Street and 5th...
Fr. Greg’s Travels in Venezuela
An audio recording accompanied by a slide show of his visit to Venezuela Nov. 3-15, 2006Direct link
SVDP vs. City: Who Will Blink
ST. PETERSBURG - Friday came and went without a showdown at the tent city for the homeless along the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue N.The St. Vincent de Paul Society, which had allowed a group of homeless to pitch their tents on its lot, had set a deadline of noon Friday...
