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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Anniversary of Death of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret – August 24, 1826
The Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide are an international community in the Vincentian tradition founded on April 11, 1799 by Joan Antide Thouret in Bençanson. She was a former Daughter of Charity. Joan Antide Thouret was born November 17, 1765 and canonized in...
Adamson's Pride, Officials' Shame
Two Filipino CM's quietly providing help their government is not providing.A national paper in the Philippines writes as follows about two graduates of Adamson University (CM sponsored)... When criticized by Church people, the government, through its smart...
CM Updates Lay-led Liturgies
MARSFIELD NSW, August 22, 20006: Lay Led Liturgies, Reflections and Prayers of the Faithful provided by Fr John O'Keefe CM (Australian Province of the Vincentians) have now been updated to the Twenty Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (September 17th, 2006). These updates...
dePaul University Tops Princeton Review Survey
The Princeton Review, as part of its annual college guide to 'The Best 361 Schools' has a new ranking out today in which DePaul was ranked No. 1 in the nation for its 'Diverse Student Population.'Fr. Holtschneider, CM, President of De Paul University writes... I am...
SVDP 42' State of the Art Mobile Kitchen to Aid in Disaster Relief.
ST. LOUIS, MO – Whether it’s a fire, a hurricane, an earthquake, or a flood, when the next disaster strikes, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will offer HOPE via 42-foot-long, state-of-the-art mobile feeding kitchen that the Society has added to its arsenal of...
$100 laptops to Debut With Thai Kids
(AP) -- The ambitious project to provide low-cost laptop computers to poor children around the world is about to take a small step forward. More than 500 children in Thailand are expected to receive the machines in October and November for quality testing and...
Putting Labor into Labor day Services (USA)
Labor day can be a time for highlighting aspects of Catholic Social Justice Teaching.In the richest country in the world, more than two million full-time, year round workers live below the poverty line, struggling to pay for necessities such as food, housing,...
New Issue of International News of the SVDP
LEBANON: a disastrous situation and enormous needs Also reports from other regions of the world. Nearly three weeks after the beginning of the conflict, the situation in Lebanon is disastrous: more than 600 deaths, 1,000 civilians wounded 750,000 refugees (more than...
Compendium of Catechism Now Online
VATICAN CITY, AUG. 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is now available on the Internet in English. In addition to English, the Compendium is available online in Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian. The...
Oregon SVDP Recycles Materials Not Permitted on Airplanes
The Eugene, Oregon SVDP is making good use of materials that were not permitted in airplanes and therefore discarded at the sescurity checkpoints. The federal Transportation Security Administration instituted the ban last week after investigators in London said they...
