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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
8/22 Foundation of First Insitutional Expression of the Charism of Vincent 1617
August 22 marks the 194th anniversary of the first foundation of the Confraternity of Charity in 1617. This marks the first institutional expression of the Vincentian charism, They were later to be called The Ladies of Charity.In August 1617, as he was preparing for...
Cancer Linked to Poverty
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nearly 18,300 new cases of invasive cancer were diagnosed each year from 1988 through 2000 in Louisiana, according to a report released by the Louisiana Tumor Registry.More than 237,600 cases of invasive were diagnosed in that 13-year period - an...
Death of Past President of the International SSVDP
Ozanet has an announcement of the the death of Cesar Augusto Nunes Viana, 13th President General of the Society on August 13.Visit http://www.ozanet.org/ssvpcgien/marco1_en.htm for a photo.
Vinnies (Australia): No Poverty Theme in General Election
SYDNEY, August 15, 2004 (catholicweekly.com.au): A common Christian concern for the poor and disadvantaged in our nation has led social welfare and justice groups to organise a federal election campaign on the theme 'Vote 1 No More Poverty', says Terry McCarthy of the...
Breaking the Circle of Homelessness
SYDNEY, August 15, 2004 (catholicweekly.com.au): John O'Neill in next Sunday's The Catholic Weekly focuses on St Vincent de Paul Society's recreational programs to assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness.During the recent Homeless Persons Week, in the first week...
‘We Cannot Beat Terrorism Without First Beating Poverty’
SYDNEY, August 13, 2004 (smh.com.au): The West, rich and getting richer, ignores the growing desperation of the poor at its peril, writes Benazir Bhutto in The Sydney Morning Herald - While the world focuses on the war against terrorism, the war against poverty...
5th Annual Meeting of Vincentian Communications Personnel – Brazil
The 5th National Meeting of SVDP Communications personel in in San José dos Campos (State of San Pablo) Brazil will take place August 13-15. The meeting will bring together leading Vincentian communication personnel responsible for periodicals, magazines, Internet...
CM Assembly Final Document Online
The Final Document of the 40th General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission is now available online.Due to technical difficulties it is currently avilable onlyh dor download in Word format. Hopefully later in the day it will be available in HTML format for...
VDP in Oregon Expanding
MEDFORD — Rogue Valley St. Vincent de Paul held a kick-off celebration July 17 for its Beacon of Hope capital improvement drive.More than 100 people turned out to mark the beginning of the charity’s $2.3 million construction and renovation project. The society plans...
Eradicating Poverty Through Profit
How business "can do good and do well at the same time" is the theme of a major international conference to be held December 12-14, 2004 in San Francisco.The conference will explore private sector solutions to poverty with keynote addresses and other presentations,...
