by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Daughters of Charity (DC) and SSVP(CGI) are jointly collaborating to provide relief assistance to the victims of the disaster. This joint effort will involve the participation of the DC and SSVP and the latter includes the SSVP members in Haiti and Eduardo...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to allow disadvantaged people to access Centrelink payments weekly rather than fortnightly, but reiterated its opposition to compulsory income management.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Fr. Frank Brennan has been appointed Catholic Advocate in Residence for the St Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Health Australia (CHA), Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA), and the Australian Catholic University’s Public Policy Institute (PPI). In the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2010 | Vincentian Family
National president of the St Vincent de Paul Society in the United States Joe Flannigan and his wife Pat visited Australia in November 2009 at the invitation of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia and president Syd Tutton. During their 20-day...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The SVDP in the UK is sponsoring an art competition to celebrate the 350th Anniversary. They are looking for artwork, whether it be painting, photography, sculpture or any other type of art which expresses Vincentian values and the ethos of the Vincentian Family. Open...