On the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, His Holiness Benedict XVI addresses a letter of support and encouragement to seminarians around the world. In ceremonies concluding the Year for Priests, the Pope had expressed his desire to speak directly to the tens of thousands of men preparing for priestly ministry. In his [...]
Did you know that a mother’s nutrition during pregnancy can affect her child his or her entire life or that malnutrition is the underlying cause of at least 2.5 million preventable child deaths each year? The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates each year on 16 October (since 1981), [...]
350 years ago today, September 27, 1660 at 4:45 a.m., after long time illness Monsieur Vincent de Paul died peacefully in his room in Maison St. Lazare, Paris, France. He was a priest, reformer of the Church, founder and first Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Father [...]
The Jubilee Year of 350th Anniversary of death of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac is coming to the end this weekend. Special three day celebrations prepared by Vincentian Family take place in Rome from Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26. The events opened on Friday morning with [...]
“Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” is the title of the Message of Benedict XVI for the 26th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in Madrid, Spain in August 2011. VIS – Vatican Information Service has released the message today (September 3), however the Message is dated [...]
Wednesday, July 14 was National Holiday in France. For General Assembly participants this day was marked by Vincentian Family festivity. In the morning representatives of the JMV and SSVP gave their speeches. In the afternoon, at 5:00 PM special Eucharist celebration was held in the chapel of St. Vincent de Paul at Maison [...]
Cardinal Franc Rodé CM, Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is among those who addressed participants of the Assembly. He did it in special letter of June 30. One can think his message sounds like admonition. The other one will say it is careful, [...]
“On the occasion of the 41st General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI sends his cordial greetings to all the participants, assuring them of his fervent prayer that their efforts will contribute to a renewal of the annunciation of the Gospel to the poorest people…” reads the [...]
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