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Major Additions to JMV English Website
The English edition of the International web site of the Vincentian Marian Youth has just posted many new articles.Among the articles... * Terrorism Along the Way to Golgatha 2004 * April News letter with reports from all the continents * Weekly letters on Easter...
New Edition of Malaria Newsletter
The Web site of the Massive Effort Campaign (against Malaria) has just posted its most recent newslettter.http://www.massiveeffort.org/index.html As usual it is filled with information and ideas about how raise, consciousness, mobilize, prevent, cure, etc. malaria....
History of Mother’s Day
Since Mother's Day is such an event in the US some might be interested its history.
Online Newspapers More Influential Than Print Forms
Visitors to newspaper Web sites exhibit a greater interest in politics and are more likely to be active participants in the political process than the general online population, according to Nielsen//NetRatings Political View analysis of survey data conducted for the...
Report from International Hunger Committee
During the 10th Meeting of the International Heads of the Vincentian Family, a member of the Commission for the Campaign against Hunger presented a report on the major part of the projects that have joined it. The data given were based on 160 projects which, during...
Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM to be named President of DePaul U.
DePaul's Board of Trustees has selected Father Holtschneider, 42, to serve the largest Catholic university in America as its 11th president, and he will assume his new responsibilities in July. The board will elect him at its May 20 meeting to succeed the Rev. John P....
News of Another NGO in the Vincentian Tradition
The Brothers of Charity have a page on their international web site describing the work of their NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) at the UN.Caraes vzw is an NGO managed by the Brothers of Charity and specialized in development aid. The organization supports over 60...
CUrrent Issue of Ozspirit (Australia) Available online
THanks once again to Tim Williams CM for posting notice that OZSPIRIT is available online.AUSTRALIA, May 6, 2004 (OzSpirit #80): The current issue of OzSpirit, the fortnightly publication of Caritas Australia, focuses on Reconciliation. Online articles include:...
Announcing Web Site for CM Province of Mexico
The Province of Mexico of the Congregation of the Missions has just unveiled its new web site.The Spanish languge web site is very attractive, functional and informatitve. http://www.cmmexico.org/ Of special interest is a grid describing the activities of the province...
Australian SVDP Sees Tax Cuts in Australia as WMD vs. the Poor
SYDNEY, May 2, 2004 (cathnews.com): Tax cuts tipped to be announced in the Australian Federal Budget are nothing short of WMDs - weapons of mass destruction for society. That’s how one of Australia’s biggest charities, the St Vincent de Paul Society, describes the...
