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General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity
The Daughters of Charity will convene in Paris for the opening of their General Asssembly May 20The Assembly will be preceeded by a retreat from May 12 through May 17. Among the tasks of the Assembly will be the election of a Suuperioress General. Let us join in...
Holy See Calls for 'Ecological Conversion' to Combat Poverty
NEW YORK, MAY 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A Vatican aide at the United Nations called for an "ecological conversion" and a change in patterns of production and consumption in order to combat world poverty. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Vatican to...
Austrian painting of Vincent
This is a painting by the well-known Austrian painter Anton Lehmden (retired professor at the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts, member of a group called "Viennese Phantastic Realism") . He did this in 1965 for our Vincentian church in Istanbul. - Franz Kangler, CMThe...
LCUSA – ''Women of Faith, Women of Hope, Women of Joy''
The Ladies of Charity National Assembly is being hosted by the Los Angeles Ladies of Charity in Pasadena, California Septe.ber 24-28."Women of Faith, Women of Hope, Women of Joy" The words which provide the theme for this year's gathering will be the focus of...
Globalization Must Be Regulated, Says John Paul II
VATICAN CITY, MAY 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Citing what he sees as a lack of effective mechanisms to direct the process of globalization, John Paul II proposed "a new constitutional organization of the human family." The Pope addressed the issue of "The Governance of...
"HERITAGE PEOPLE"
SARINA QLD, April 30, 2003: "HERITAGE PEOPLE" is a new page which concerns people who influenced or were involved with Vincent de Paul in his life and work. Currently there is only one item on the new page (the 'de Paul Visitors to this page may (or may not) notice...
Vincentian Compassionate Care for the Aging
Vincentian Collaborative Services coordinates the caring ministries for the aging sponsored by the Vincentian Sisters of Charity. We seek to model our programs after the work of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac, providing loving and respectful caring,...
Report Finds Number of Black Children in Deep Poverty Rising
April 30, 2003 - By SAM DILLON The number of black Americans under 18 years old who live in extreme poverty has risen sharply since 2000 and is now at its highest level since the government began collecting such figures in 1980, according to a study by the Children's...
Vincentian Vocation Reflections for Vocation Sunday May 11
Ron Hoye, C.M. sent the following reminder about the World Day of Prayer for Vocations on May 11. He also announces a new National CM Vocation website."Next weekend, May 11, 2003, is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It is always in conjunction with Good Shepherd...
1 of 5 Australians Under Constant Financial Stress'' – SSVDP
SYDNEY, April 27, 2003 (catholicweekly.com.au): Chris Lindsay reports in The Catholic Weekly this Sunday - One in every five Australians is under constant financial stress, says Dr John Falzon of the St Vincent de Paul Society. “Around three million Australians are...
