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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Elections Perspectives in Australia
The Vincentian CM site in Australia has a series of backgrounders relating to how the major election coming up this Saturday affects the poor and the marginalized. (Some interesting parallels with discussions in the US.)These stories reflect the issues as looked at...
Bush and Kerry on Hunger and Homelessnes
The FoodFirst Website has posted a comparison of Bush and Kerry statements on Hunger and Homelessness.As Democrats and Republicans debate war and terrorism, a war has been waged against the poor at home. The numbers of Americans suffering from hunger, poverty,...
Colorado Vincentian Volunteer Movie
The web site of the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers features movie explaining who they are, what they do and why.The rest of the site includes a list of places where they work and requirements for acceptance into the program. Movie
Silencing the Issue of Poverty in Australia
MELBOURNE, September 30, 2004 (jss.org.au): Jesuit Social Services has issued the following media release - Church based charities will not be silenced on the issue of poverty in Australia, despite the complaint made to the Australian Electoral Commission by the New...
SVDP In US Lauded For Efforts to End Homelessness
Vincentians Charlene Flaherty and Lucy Howell bring the Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter (9/30/04) to our attention which says, ...the Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, representing 100,000 members across the country who...
Former CM Beatified
Pierre Vigne (1694-1740) was beatified on October 3, 2004. He joined the Congregation of the Mission as a priest in 1700 but left six years later. He founded in 1712 the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters.See his English language biography on the Vatican...
October 16 – World Food Day
This year's World Food Day/TeleFood campaign will emphasize the importance of biodiversity for agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods, and especially for those populations living in marginal and harsh environments. Biological diversity comprises countless...
Global Litany of Saints for Social Justice
In preparation for the feast of All Saints the Center for Concern has put together a litany of saints from around the world who worked for social justice.The file is in PDF format and can be downloaded.
JMV Site for World Youth Day
As noted earlier on this site the JMV is taking the lead in preparing for Vincentian youth involvement in the World Youth Day in Cologne 2005 and has now set up a web site.Among the links on this page: * Important Information * Schedule * YOUTH IN THE CHURCH AND IN...
Go to the Roots of Terrorism, Advises Holy See
NEW YORK, OCT. 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- It is not possible to fight against terrorism without identifying and addressing its underlying causes, the Holy See said at the United Nations. Terrorism, in fact, was one of the main issues addressed at a U.N. session Wednesday...
