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Secular Messengers for Christian Message
The New York Times 4/26/06 points out that there is a new attitude on the part of some religion-based organizations: as these groups grow bigger and more financially robust, they are taking their work to so-called secular agencies instead of firms specializing in...
Pope's Q and A with Young People (Part 2)
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 24, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the second part of the translation of the question-and-answer session Benedict XVI had with young people of the Latium region of Italy on April 6. The event, in St. Peter's Square, was in preparation for the...
Pope's Q and A With Young People (Part 1)
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 23, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is Part 1 of the translation of the question-and-answer session Benedict XVI had with young people of the Latium region April 6 in St. Peter's Square, in preparation for the diocesan-level World Youth Day. Part 2 will...
Significant Increase in Americans Using Internet for Life Decisions
The internet has become increasingly important to users in their everyday lives. It is also the case that for many of online Americans, the internet has become a crucial source of information at major moments and milestones in their lives. Our surveys show that 45% of...
UC Berkeley – $15 Million Gift for Poverty Relief Center
University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau has announced a major new multidisciplinary campus initiative to improve the quality of life for impoverished people by helping them develop their full economic potential... The Blum Center will have...
Trickle Down Effects of Welfare Cuts (Australia)
SOUTH Australian welfare services are struggling in the face of increased demand, with more than 28,000 people turned away in the past year.A national survey found welfare services here helped 584,563 people in 2004-05, an increase of 80,625 from the previous year. A...
Vincentian Marian Youth Leaders Among Organizers for World Youth Day
April 6, Yasmine Cajuste, VMY International President, and Pamela Mantuhac left for Rome to represent the Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) during the International Gathering of the World Youth Day (WYD) Organizers. This encounter, which was called for by the Pontifical...
Birth of Frederic (1813) – Founding of the SSVDP (1833)
April 23 marks both the birth of Frederic Oznaam in 1813 and the founding of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul in 1833.For more information visit the Vincentian Encyclopedia articles Frederic Society of St. VIncent de Paul
Birthday of Vincent de Paul – April 24, 1581
Vincentian Encyclopedia
Death of St. Joan Antida – April 23, 1826
For more information about her visit the article about her in the Vincentian Eneyclopedia
