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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Links to websites of the the Society of St. VIncent de Paul
National and international web sites of the Society of St. Vincent dePaulThe Council of Los Angeles maintains a list of Society websites in the United States and around the world at http://www.svdpla.org/links_to_society_of_st.htm
FIrst Vincentian Family Encuentro/Mision in the USA.’
"From August 1 – 15, 2002, an "Encuentro/Mision" or Mission/Learning Experience will take place in the Eastern Province of the USA with the participation of 100 Vincentian Family Missionaries coming from Latin America and the various USA Provinces." "The Vincentian...
Online video describing work to the SVDP
Dom DeLouise introduces 3 videos about the work of the Vincent de Paul Society.These videos require Real Player which can be downloaded from the site http://www.svdpla.org/video.html
News of Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth
Updates on activities of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ <a href=http://www.scnj.org/news/news.html<http://www.scnj.org/news/news.html
Charlotte, NC Latinos have their own Church
Thanks to the leadership of Fr. VIncent FInnerty, CM more than 6,000 Latino Catholics now have their own church.After many years of borrowing space from other churches and celebrating Masses in a cramped school gymnasium, this immigrant congregation of construction...
Brief History of the Vincentian Priests/Brothers in US
In July, 1816, the United States was still a young country when the first members of the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul arrived in Baltimore. Known popularly as "Vincentians".....Known popularly as "Vincentians" from the baptismal name of Vincent...
Rice Genome Publication Is Milestone in Struggle Atainst Hunger
It is only appropriate that during the Vincentian Family's project, The Globalization of Charity - The Struggle Against Hunger, that the first food grain genome is published. As reported in 5 April 2002 issue of the journal Science, two research organizations have...
Leadership changes – USA
For leadership changes and other news items of the Vincentian Family in the USA visit http://www.vinfamusa.org/whatsnew/
Sisters of Charity of Cinncinati web site
Visit the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati web site at http://www.srcharitycinti.org/
Vincentian Priest Rides 500 miles on bicycle to Benefit AIDS Research
Ron Hoye participated in a five-day, 500-mile bike ride this summer to raise funds for AIDS vaccine research. Along with 1,500 other riders from around the world, he rode from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska, and raised almost $4,000.00 all from confreres. Ron is...