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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Death of St. Joan Antida – April 23, 1826
For more information about her visit the article about her in the Vincentian Eneyclopedia
SJU Walk For the Homeless
To the community gathered at St. Thomas More Church on the morning of April 14, Good Friday provided a chance to do something for the less fortunate. Over 300 people came out to embark on hours of walking to raise funds for, and increase awareness of, the homeless in...
St. John Gabriel Perboyre on TV
Well, not really but close to it. He will be among the saints featured in an EWTN broadcast April 26, 7PM Central time. Dr. Anthony E. Clark, Assistant Professor of Chinese History at the University of Alabama will be presenting. He is writing a book on the recently...
Vincentian Congregation Retreat Center Under Attack
MURINGOOR, India (UCAN) – Thousands of people including Hindus have backed a Catholic retreat center [run by the Vincentian Congregation] in southern India after a Hindu front demanded its closuretate accuse Divine Retreat Centre of several transgressions. The groups...
Catholic Charities – Web site falsely claims connection to agency
Alexandria, VA— Catholic Charities USA today disavowed a Web site that seeks donations by claiming a connection with St. Vincent de Paul. The Web site has an address that is very similar to a valid Catholic Charities agency Web site, but it in fact has no connection...
DC Named to Irish Special Olympics Committee
Sr Bernadette McMahon, DC, Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, has been named to a special Task Force in Ireland.The task force’s terms of reference will be to review trends in citizen participation across the main areas of civic, community, cultural,...
Reycled Computers for Non-Profits
TechSoup, an organization that specializes in assisting non-profits to acquire hardware and software at very low, in some cases, token prices, announces a new progra  for IBM ThinkPads.TechSoup Stock's Recycled Computer Initiative (RCI) pilot program is currently...
SSVDP Appeals for Assistance for Philippines Mudslide Victims
The Council General in Paris is calling for our help for the victims of the mudslide in the Philippines.April 17, 2006 Dear Sister and Brother Vincentians, Re: Assistance for the Philippines The Council General in Paris is calling for our help. As you know, in...
Benedict XVI's Easter Message
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 16, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of Benedict XVI's Easter message delivered today at midday before he imparted his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city of Rome and the world). Dear Brothers and Sisters! "Christus resurrexit!" -- Christ...
"I Live, But I Am No Longer I" – Pope's Easter Vigil Homily
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 16, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily delivered by Benedict XVI during the Easter Vigil Mass over which he presided in St. Peter's Basilica. "You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here" (Mark...
