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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Video Link: Fr. Greg Gay sends an update for April
Superior General Greg Gay sends an update on his work and whereabouts from Holy Week through most of April. 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...
Vincentian Family Leaders Address Italian Government on Malaria
At their meeting last February the leaders of the Vincentian Family addressed the following letter to the Italian government.Political Action Declaration Against Malaria To the Italian Government The Vincentian Family is present almost everywhere in the world and in...
Benedict XVI Appeals for Employment of Workers
VATICAN CITY, MAY 2, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI appealed for worthy conditions of work, in particular for young people, in his first Regina Caeli address from his new residence. Addressing the 50,000 people crowding St. Peter's Square at midday Sunday, the Holy...
Social Justice Legacy of John Paul II
The Education for Justice web site is featuring a series of resources celebrating the social justice legacy of Pope John Paul II>April 2, 2005 - With all Catholics, with all people of faith, and with the entire human community around the world, we mourn the death...
VOYA – Vincentian Outreach Young Adults
We are a group of young adults energized by the Vincentian charism of service and evangelization. VOYA provides opportunities of spiritual growth and outreach to any young adult who wants to live and deepen their faith.VOYA stands for Vincentian Outreach Young Adults....
Vincentian Youth Festival Cologne – Updates From International JMV
Lots of useful and inspirational information including a short 5 mintue video.JMV International See especially the daily program and project activities for the Vincentian Youth Festival.
Andrew Greely and the Work of Vincent de Paul
... one has to ask how Catholic France ever was and whether the countryside was ever thoroughly converted to Catholicism -- save in those areas in which Vincent DePaul did his missions.From an Andrew Greely article in the Chicago Sun times......
Vincentians at Work in Alaska
St. Vincent de Paul and 18 other local organizations are members of the Juneau Homeless Coalition. By pooling their resources, they can address homeless issues from medical, educational, legal and housing perspectives. They serve infants to runaway teens to...
Cap On Charitable Deduction will Hurt SVDP
The "$500 cap on tax deductions for donations of clothing and household goods is arbitrary and unfair" and threatens the 350+ charitable thrift shops the Society of St. Vincent de Paul operates in the United States to help fund soup kitchens, social services, food...
Voice of the Poor Resources
The "Voice of the Poor" site of the St. Vincent de Paul Society has a wonderful collection of resources for those who wish to address root causes of poverty.The Vincentian Family was recently reminded that we must also address root causes of poverty as John Paul...
