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Vatican – Its Web Site Is Primary Source for Vatican Information
The Vatican press office has announced that the Holy See's web site is now the primary means for providing information about the Pope and the Vatican. During the 2003 calendar year, the Vatican web site had 22 million visits, for an average of about 60,000 a day. Most...
VIncentians at Work in the Dominican Republic
$5,000 builds a 30' x36' chapel and a new understanding of Vincentian CommunityPatrick Tracey writes... "I Saw St. Vincent's Work In the Hills of the Dominican Republic" Last Feb. I partnered with a group of fellow lay Vincentians on a community-building project in...
St. Vincent on Baptism
Sr. Mary Wedding, SC has supplied us with a translation of excerpts from a conference given in French by Fr. Bernard Koch CM on Vincent's concept of Baptism.The spirituality of Saint Vincent is not only a spirituality of action; it is a mystique; it is contemplation...
Lenten Letter of John Paul II
This year’s theme - “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.” (Mt 18:5) - invites us to reflect on the condition of children. Today Jesus continues to call them to himself and to set them as an example to all those who wish to be his disciples. Jesus’...
Vincentian Millenium Partnership Opens New Web Site
Among the feautres on this site ....Cardinal Praises Vincentian Family"You are the kind of people who create the conditions by which this spark of fighting economic injustice is caught, and passed on. It is you that someone bumped into, your article they read, or...
Vincentian Convocation at Niagara University
Niagara university community will celebrate its annual Vincentian Heritage Convocation on Tuesday, January 27th. This years' honorees are Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., the former head of Covenant House who has devoted her life to serving the needs of children, who...
John Paul II Calls for Joint Efforts to Battle World Hunger
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 27, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II praised the work of the U.N. World Food Program and urged that the problem of hunger be addressed through "joint efforts.""The complexities of our modern era are such that the joint commitment and efforts of many...
Fr. Maloney Attends Vincentian Youth Meeting in Madrid
On January 24-25, the Vincentian Marian Youth (JMV) International Council held a meeting at Los Molinos, Madrid, Spain, for its regular session to start the year. .. The JMV presently operates in 65 countries.Fr. Robert Maloney, Director General; Gladys Abi-Said,...
SVDP and Catholic Charities in Portland Oregon Parnter on Low-cost Housing
Catholic Charities and the Portland Society of St. Vincent de Paul will collaborate for the first time on an affordable housing project near the St. Vincent de Paul headquarters off of Powell Boulevard in Southeast Portland.Kateri Park, a 50-unit complex, will be...
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflections by Fr. Aidan Rooney, CM
Fr. Rooney has posted his reflections of the Fourth Sunday of the Year February 1.This weekly series of reflections is available at any time by clicking on the link "Sunday Reflections" on the left side of every famvin.org page. It can also be directly accessed by...
