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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Papal Thought-a-Day Through Mobile Phone
ROME, JAN. 15, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Beginning today, John Paul II's thought is available through mobile phones. (Service offered in conjunction with Vatican Press Office.) The brief messages will be sent by the Italian telephone company TIM to those clients who request...
''Vincentian Ministry at the United Nations''
"In his address to the General Assembly in July of 1998, the Superior General, Fr. Robert Maloney, indicated that the Congregation had begun the process of seeking "recognition at the United Nations as an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) so that we might...
Fr. Maloney Writes of an Upside Down Church
"...The new world announced by the gospels abounded with such paradoxes. Jesus, his apostles, and the early Christians loved to use them in teaching. In the Kingdom of God the last are first and the first last. Those who save their life lose it; those who lose...
First Initiatives Of International Ozanam Foundation
As reported in OZANEWS the first step is moving toward a kind of "Vincentian University"The Commission is composed of intellectuals, historians or persons responsible in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, all of them being members or very close friends of the SSVP...
Pope''s ''State of the World'' Address
Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Vatican VATICAN CITY, JAN. 13, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address John Paul II delivered today to the representatives of the 177 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. State of...
CD Collection of Documents and Graphics Related to the Vincentian Family
Claude Lautissier, CM of Paris is making available his 2 CD collection of Vincentian Documents and Graphics.The graphics on these CD's need no translation. They represent the most complete collection in existence and he is constantly adding to it. Although most...
Pope Once Again Opposes Possibility of War
Pope John Paul II has expressed renewed opposition to the possibility of war in Iraq, saying the use of military force had to be the "very last option". The complete BBC report is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2654109.stm</a. A Zenit.org report in Spanish on...
Tamlyn Reflections for Meetings of SSVDP
Sr. Gwen Tamlyn, DC has provided her reflection sheets for the first three months of 2003. They are available at http://www.famvin.org/tamlyn-2003/tamlyn031.pdf
British Church Document on Children and the Internet
Guide for Parents Is Posted LONDON, JAN. 12, 2003 (ZENIT.org-Fides).- "Inappropriate contacts; exposure to inappropriate material; harassment or abuse; excessive use; excessive costs." These are some of the dangers the Internet poses for minors, says the Catholic...
Comprehensive Bibliography of St. Vincent
For what is problably the most comprehsive bibilography of writings on St. Vicent visit the site of the Center for International Formation in Paris
