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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
VIncentians Push Social Justice
Five members of the San Mateo District Council served as a VOICE OF THE POOR at a recent Catholic Lobby Day in California. This link http://www.voiceofthepoor.org/news.htm leads to a pdf document descrbing the day.
VIncentians Push Social Justice
Five members of the San Mateo District Council served as a VOICE OF THE POOR at a recent Catholic Lobby Day in California. This link http://www.voiceofthepoor.org/news.htm leads to a pdf document descrbing the day.
“Peace Goes Hand In Hand With The Eradication Of Poverty” John Paul II
John Paul II says present challenge is to overcome gaps resulting from globalization VATICAN CITY, MAY 17, 2002 (Zenit.org).-John Paul II says that world peace depends on the ability of leaders to overcome differences between rich and poor countries; a problem...
Largest Province of the CM celebrates 350th anniversary
On May 1, Janusz Zwolinski, C.M. (Congo) and Gregory Semeniuk, C.M. (USA Eastern) presented to the General Council their report of the canonical visitation of the Province of Poland. Last year marked the 350th anniversary of Vincentian presence in Poland. With more...
Scenes from Vincent’s Birthplace
French web site with wonderful pictures of the area where Vincent grew up. http://artiland.com/guide/guide1/buglose.htm
Scenes from Vincent’s Birthplace
French web site with wonderful pictures of the area where Vincent grew up. http://artiland.com/guide/guide1/buglose.htm
Central American Meeting for Spiritual Advisors
Fosuc on role of spiritual advisors of the Vincentian Family From April 12-14, the spiritual advisors of the Vincentian Family in Central America met in the house of the Daughters of Charity in San Salvador to reflect on the role of the spiritual advisor, the...
Alarming situation for Family in Madagascar
The Visitor of Madagascar has sent us some alarming news of the social and political situation in that country. There is no civil war but uprisings, clashes, abductions, dynamiting of public edifices, practices like that of terrorists and extremists take place almost...
Murdered Vincentian Priest (1948) – Art Alliance Exhibit
Daily Life at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, 1945-1952 features material related to Vincentian priest murderd in 1948. Sugamo Prison was where the Japanees "war criminals" were held and tried. Fr. John A. Ryan, C.M., class of 1941, was chaplain there at the time of his murder...
”Let us go to the Poor” – SVDP
National Annual General Assembly for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, to be held in Toronto from June 26 to June 30, 2002.The workshops topics include: - Screening and Formation - Residential Programs: Response to the Homeless - Addiction Recovery Homes - Beyond...
