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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Virtual Tours of Hunger and Poverty in Selected Countries
Freedom from Hunger is privileged to work in some of the world’s most fascinating countries. Madagascar, Bolivia, Mali and the Philippines, among others…they are all home to diverse cultures, strong traditions and people full of hope and kindness. You can learn about...
Deus Caritas Est – Benedict XVI
Text released at 6 Eastern time is now available online.1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the...
New Circular Letter of the CM Superior General
Fr. G. Gregory Gay, CM has just released a new Circular Letter for the Feast of the Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission.In it he presents the 5 winners of the "Systemic Change Awards" for 2006. The text of the Letter can be found on the International...
Niagara University Announces 5 Million Dollar Grant
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Jan. 23, 2005)--A $5-million gift, the largest single donation in its 149-year history, has been given to Niagara University by a member of the Class of 1968. Jerry Bisgrove, chairman and CEO of Stardust Companies, based in Scottsdale, Ariz.,...
DePaul University in Bahrain
On Dec. 5, DePaul held its third graduation ceremony held in Bahrain, a small country off the coast of Saudi Arabia, which was a prominent event signifying the ongoing outreach to students abroad. While students in Chicago were enjoying their winter break, several of...
The Growing Cost of Living Poorly
While the “poverty war” has raged during 2005 over the question of whether income inequality and poverty are growing in Australia, social welfare agencies such as Jesuit Social Services continue to experience growing demand for emergency relief to help people cover...
Pictures of MISEVI Leaders
The international site of MISEVI (Vincentian Lay Missionaries) has a page devoted to pictures of its leaders.MISEVI Leaders See also the photo gallery of their 2005 Assembly at the birthplace of Vincent.
Baptizing the Internet
ROME, JAN. 21, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The advent of the Internet and other new media technologies is rapidly expanding the ways for churches and religious organizations to promote their message. On Jan. 3 the Fides news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of...
Americans Fear Poverty Will Increase
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, JAN. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- According to a poll for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development nearly two-thirds of Americans fear that poverty will increase in the United States in 2006, while seven in 10 believe there are more poor people...
World Health Organization Opposes Malaria Drug
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization asked pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to end the marketing and sale of "single-drug" artemisinin malaria medicines, in order to prevent malaria parasites from developing resistance to the drug.he use of...
