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Human Development Facts
Did you know?... Facts culled from UN Human Development 2002 report .A sampling... • There have been great improvements in human political and civil rights: since 1980, 81 countries have taken significant steps in democratization, with 33 military regimes replaced by...
Politics matter for human development.
Reducing poverty depends as much on whether poor people have political power as on their opportunities for economic progress. UN Report on Human Development 2002Democracy has proven to be the system of governance most capable of mediating and preventing conflict and...
Vanier tells Youth ”listen to the teachings of the weak”
TORONTO, JULY 26, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The founder of L'Arche Communities for the disabled urged World Youth Day participants to listen to "the teachings of the weak," in a society characterized by a thirst for power and wealth. Jean Vanier, 74, has seen L'Arche grow to...
350 Years for Daughters of Charity in Poland
350th Jubilee of the Daughters of Charity. The principal celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the presence and service of the Daughters in Poland were held at the Provincial House in Warsaw on May 4 and 5. The Mother General, the Director General, and the...
Internet As A Tool For Global Campaigns
The Internet had succeeded in bringing one of the most powerful people into contact with one of the most powerless. In June 1999, a few days before the Cologne G7 Summit, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown picked up the phone to talk about international debt -- not unusual in...
Vincentian month for the spiritual directors of the Vincentian Family
Fr. Orlando Escobar, CM writes: "The Vincentian month for the spiritual directors of the Vincentian Family groups began its last week of work. During the past three weeks we have reflected on our fidelity to the church & St. Vincent, on the Vincentian Family and...
20 Years of Vincentian Studies Institute
The First Twenty Years of the Vincentian Studies Institute of the United States (1979-1999) By Edward R. Udovic, C.M. http://condor.depaul.edu/~vstudies/Html/twentyyear.html The modern origin of the Vincentian Studies Institute can be found in the Second Vatican...
Website for Vincentian Missionary Formation in Philippines
St. Vincent School of Theology forming missionaries for Asia-Pacific and the world "The Vincentians in the Philippines, wanting to provide their own candidates with a specific academic-pastoral formation and desirous to contribute in the education of candidates for...
Listing of parishes dedicated to Vincent de Paul
A preconfigured web search for parishes dedicated to St. Vincent de Paul.
Vincentian Webmaser Speaks on Streaming Video
Fr. Atilano Fajordo, CM, spoke at dePaul University on the use of "Streaming Video" in ministry.