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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
”A Place at the Table”
by Beth | Oct 4, 2002 | Church
Among the items to be discussed at the Fall meeting of the US BIshop's is a docuiment entitled "A Place at the Table: A Catholic Commitment to Overcome Poverty and Respect the Dignity of All Go'ds Children"The Aim of this document is to raise awareness in Catholic...
VIncentian Volunteers in Britain
by Beth | Oct 4, 2002 | Vincentian Family
Description of Vincentian Volunteer Opportunities in Great Britanhttp://www.vincentianvolunteers.org/content/where.html
CM College in New South Wales
by Beth | Oct 3, 2002 | Vincentian Family
The Vincentians of the Congregation of the Mission run St. Stanislaus College in New South Wales.St. Stanislaus' College seeks to proclaim the gospel in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul through the formation of our students and all associated with the school, with...
St Francis and Peace
by Beth | Oct 3, 2002 | Justice and Peace
On this feast of St. Francis let us pray the Peace Prayer attributed to him.Instrument of Peace In the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there...
Vatican presentation to UN on Disarmament
by Beth | Oct 3, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Text of an address given Tuesday by Archbishop Renato Martino, head of the Holy See's delegation at a session of the U.N. General Assembly on General and Complete Disarmament.Vatican Aide's U.N. Address on Disarmament Weapons Incompatible with Peace, Says Archbishop...
Computers give the Homeless a Sense of Connection
by Beth | Oct 2, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
One computer with Internet access is available to the homeless people who sell the Street Vibes newspaper in Cincinnati. The computer is constantly in use, which proves the need for more, says Susan Knight of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless....
The Internet and the Homeless
by Beth | Oct 2, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
"Online and off the street" - An inspiring account illustrating how computer technology can help even the hard-core homeless find their way.Homeless man reboots his life By Karen Samples The Cincinnati Enquirer For six years, Mark Pierce lived under a piece of...
Kofi Annan speaks on role of technology re: economic problems
by Beth | Oct 2, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New York, Sep 30 2002 5:00PM In his opening remarks to the third meeting of the UN Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said while technology is not "a magic formula that is going to solve all...
Irish Web Site Presents Vincentian Family
by Beth | Oct 1, 2002 | Vincentian Family
The web site of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission has a very attractive page presenting an overview of the Vincentian Family. http://www.vincentians.ie/vinfamily.htm
Who’s Online in China?
by Beth | Oct 1, 2002 | Missions inter gentes
China now has 45 million Internet users, the second most in the world. While that might sound a lot, it is only 3.6% of the vast population of 1.3 billion. Nearly half of China's surfers - 44% - are students or professionals, and half the country's websites are based...