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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Parish steps up fight for homeless
St. Francis of Assisi says it has the right to allow camping on its steps. Requests from city officials and a neighborhood group to bar homeless people from sleeping at night on the steps at St. Francis of Assisi have threatened the church's First Amendment right to...
Taiwan SVDP Members serve Street-sleepers
In response to an appeal by the Rev. Sr. Marvie L Misolas, a Filipina Maryknoll Sister who look after street-sleepers for a long period, the Taichung Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, at the end of March 2002, decided to provide some services to them....
Vincentian Family Representation of USG Meeting
One hundred thirty Superiors General and around 50 lay persons belonging to some of the more significant movements in the Church participated in the Assembly Union of Superiors General. In the name of the Superior General, Fr. Benjamín Romo participated in the 61st...
Oxford English Dictionary Definition of a Lazarist
Members of the Congregation of the Mission are called Lazarists in some couintries. http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=405529
U.N. Food Chief Warns of Africa Famine
UNITED NATIONS -- Africa faces an unprecedented hunger crisis with 38 million people threatened by starvation, the head of the U.N.'s food relief agency warned the Security Council on Tuesday. By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer December 3, 2002, 11:35 PM EST...
Another meaning for “What Would Jesus Drive?”
3 Vincentian priests in Brazil mark 25th year of a project ministering to truckers by themselves driving "chapels-in-a-truck" along the highways of Brazil.These priests travel along the roads of most of the Brazilian states, On their journeys they will visit, at least...
SSVDP Publications of Interest from Ireland
The Society fo St. Vincent de Paul has posted a list of publications of interest to Vincentians. See http://www.svp.ie/info_resource_pubs3.html
UN Celebrates International Volunteers on Dec. 5
On 5 December -- UN Volunteers will join volunteers around the world in marking the annual International Volunteer Day (IVD). Since the day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, UNV and its partners within civil society have played a central...
Vocation Discernment Retreat Report
Approximately 26 women and men participated in the Vocation Discernment Retreat held between November 1 - November 3. The retreat was sponsored by the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian brothers and priests. The participants spend time to pray and reflect to...
Creating a ”Department of Peace” in the USA
"It's time to get serious about peace. We have a Department of Defense (formerly Department of War). Why do we not have a Department of Peace?" (Item circulating among peace activists) This independent citizen's initiative to create a United States Cabinet-level...
