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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
PREVENTABLE Causes Kill 10 MILLION CHILDREN Annually
More than 10 million youngsters under the age of five die each year from a variety of preventable causes, the World Health Organization says. More than 40% of the deaths occur in southern and western Africa, based on mortality rates from 2000 to 2003, with pneumonia,...
Faithful Citizenship 2005
To help Catholics practice “faithful citizenship” during the post-election period of 2005 and beyond, several committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are initiating issue campaigns. These campaigns will include materials for parishes and...
”Via Dolorosa” – Flash Movie Presentation with Music
A moving presentation available in both dial-up and high-speed connections.This presentation is done by a woman in Payson Arizona and her site contains a number of inspiritational movies. http://www.andiesisle.com/viadolorosa.html
Teens, the Passion and the SVDP
Lenten drama marks end of drive for Vincent de Paul Society. .... On Tuesday, Pat was dressed as Pontius Pilate, with a homemade crown of paper and foil on his head, and Chris as a Roman soldier. They were part of a Holy Week drama about Jesus' death and resurrection,...
SSVDP Leads through Suffering to a New Life
SYDNEY, March 27, 2005 (catholicweekly.com.au): Owen Rogers, Chief Executive Office for the St Vincent de Paul Society State Council NSW/ACT writes for The Catholic Weekly this Sunday - Jesus is raised from the tomb to a new and different life. Jesus has gone...
A Case of Unintended Consequences?
Goodwill, the Salvation Army, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Volunteers of America have banded together nationally to oppose the change, worried that a rule intended to crack down on supposed tax cheats will dry up donations of high-value goods.It started with...
DC addresses the House of Lords
A member of the Daughters of Charity working in partnership with CAFOD in Ethiopia, spoke to MPs and Peers today, during a visit organised as part of the MAKE POVERTY HISTORY campaign.The Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Amos invited Sister Medhin Tesfaye to...
Justice and Peace Meditations for Holy Week
Some years ago Robert Waldrop, of the Catholic Worker movement, did a series of mediatations for Holy Week based on justice and peace themes.These pages contain much food for thought for those walking in the way of Vincent in 2005. They can be found at...
Latin America through the Eyes of Oscar Romero: Prayer Service
The Anniversary of the Assassination of Oscar Romero is March 24. This prayer service uses quotes by the late Archbishop Oscar Romero to pray for justice in situations throughout Latin America today. In the 1970’s and early 80’s in El Salvador, a violent and...
Youth, a Constant Concern of the Superiors General
Translation of an article in French on the encouragement of Vincentian Youth by the Superiors General, and especially Fr. Robert Maloney.All Superior Generals of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity have encouraged in a certain manner the life...
