by annaread | Nov 2, 2007 | Evangelization, News
“All life that God gave,” says Daughter of Charity Katerina Fuchs, “must be respected.” In Jerusalem, the Daughters run a facility that provides full-time care for 59 severely disabled children, two-thirds of whom are Arab. Among the workers...
by annaread | Oct 31, 2007 | Evangelization, News
Few weeks pass without a St Vincent de Paul volunteer being featured in a newspaper somewhere in the world. Yesterday in St Louis, Missiouri USA a newspaper ran with a story about a senior who refuses to let “his body’s imperfections slow him down”....
by annaread | Oct 25, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On its first anniversary, Cincinnati’s St. Vincent de Paul free pharmacy sees requests for help with prescription drugs increasing by 20% each month. Read the story.
by annaread | Oct 21, 2007 | Evangelization, News
The women’s shelter announced last year by the local St. Vincent de Paul Society has opened. From an interview with the director, Elaine Borman: “People gave to us a lot when we needed, and now I look at it as my turn to give back.” Shelter director...
by annaread | Oct 20, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In an unusual program that melds community service with vocational training, ten hospitality students in Australia’s Northern Territory provide about two hundred meals a day for various Vincentcare projects. Read the story.
