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Daughter of Charity Tells of Rwanda Traumas
MADRID, Spain, JUNE 8, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Sister Sabina Iragui Redin, a Daughter of Charity, and another religious arrived together in Rwanda from Europe 32 years ago, to establish the presence of their congregation. Today, Sister Redin is still there,... ... in...
Daughters of Charity – Video Reflections on Their Ministry
The West Central Province of the Daughters of Charity features a series of short Quicktime videos of Sisters' reflections on various aspects of their life and ministry.Given to God Elise Boudreaux Joanne Cozzi Mary Fran Martin Mary Polutanovich Honora Remes Sharon...
Latest Edition of Newsletter for International SVDP Meeting
This is the last issue of Salamanc@News before the plenary assembly which will bring all members of the International Confederation together in Salamanca....For this issue, we have asked three new, young co-ordinators, to share their experience and expectations with...
New Leader for Brazilian SVDP
Brother Nelson is the new Brazilian president of the SVDP. With 31 votes, Nelson Antonio de Souza (photo), 43 years, was elect, last Saturday (June 4th), in Brasilia (Brazil’s capital, as a 14th Brazilian president of the National Council of the San Vincent de Paul...
Play Inspired by Sister of Charity Scores Big in Tony Awards
Many of the news reports and stories about the Tony award winning play DOUBT menion how the play was inspired by a Sister of Charity.For a Google search listing thesse stories follow this link
Australian SVDP and Its Logo
SYDNEY, June 5, 2005 (catholicweekly.com.au): For more than 150 years, the St Vincent de Paul Society has played a vital role in the community, assisting people in need. It has only been in recent years that the Society has been more prominent and visible in its...
Church Should Use Internet to Evangelize, Says Vatican Official
ROME, JUNE 6, 2005 (Zenit.org).- If it is possible to find God on the Internet, then the Church has the obligation to proclaim him in that medium, says a Vatican official. Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, told a...
Cardinal Lobbies Europe to End Poverty
Cardinal Rodríguez of Honduras was in England last week to lobby for more aid for Africa – because ‘charity has to be global’. Isabel de Bertodano went to meet him GIVEN that Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, comes from one of...
Missioners in Their Twilight Years
MARSFIELD, June 2, 2005: An article titled Missioners in the Twilight Years by Fr Hugh Murray CM (Australia) is now available online. The article was originally published in Oceania Vincentian, Vol 5, September 2004 (Oceania Vincentian is a publication of the...
Video Link: Fr. Greg Gay Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Superior General Fr. Greg Gay shares scenes from his recent 25th Anniversary celebration. Can't see the video? Perhaps you need to download and install the Windows Media player for your computer. You can get Windows Media Player Here (for Windows and Macintosh...
