by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Systemic change is urgently needed when 130 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM annually...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Three participants of the Daughters of Charity General Assembly present their impressions in French, Spanish and English respectively. The lead story on their international site presents interviews with Sr. Marie-Bernard Giffard, Sr. Maria Esther Seoane Sanchez and...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On Monday, the members of the General Assembly elected the new General Councillors of the Company. The General Council, therefore, now consists of the following: Sr Kathleen APPLER, American Sr Christa BAUER, Austrian, re-elected Sr Zofia DANISCAKOVA, Slovakian,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister Regina Bechtle, a Sister of Charity of New York, enriched the reflection that has been taking place since the beginning of the Assembly by her treatment of the theme Community as a sign of prophecy and hope. In the third part of her talk, Sister Regina referred...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Many people think that garbage is utterly useless, fit only to be thrown away. But as the world marks World Environment Day on June 5, Sister Anna Wiwik Soepraptiwi says that is not the proper way to manage waste. Sisters and a layworker sorting waste materials...
