NGO
Miguel D'escoto's address at the beginning of the summit on the financial crisis and its impact on development. Read full text.
June Action Alert: “International Mother Earth Day.” Read it now. June 2009 NGO Newsletter is available. View now.
News
Women religious representing all sixteen members of the Sisters of Charity Federation came together in Emmitsburg, Maryland for their annual meeting, June 18 to 22, 2009. Read "Steeped in Legacy."
Charity Connections Vol 1 and Vol 2 are now available on this website. These collections of essays on the Charity Charism today, provide opportunity for reflection for all those committed to the way of Vincent, Louise and Elizabeth. The questions provided with each article are a great source for discussion at the local and regional level. View View Vol. 1. View View Vol. 2.
On Saturday, May 23rd, as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton enfleshing the charity charism in North America, the Daughters of Charity honored men and women who through their way of life or ministry exemplified her spirit. Read full story and see photos.
The NGO office of the Sisters of Charity Federations submitted its quadrennial report at the UN. Beside the activities of the NGO representative, the report includes many of the activities in various parts of the world supported by members of the federation. We congradulate Caroljean Willie SC for her outstanding work on behalf of the Federation in its goal to eradicated poverty." Read the report.
NGO Representative Sister Caroljean Willie provides a list of "Peace Resources." View now.
Jubilee Year - 350th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent DePaul and Louise De Marillac will be celebrated. Read more.
The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati are featured, along with 20 women religious congregations from Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana, and Northern Kentucky, in a nationally touring exhibit that celebrates the contributions of Catholic women religious in the United States. Read full story.
From April April 16 to April 19, 140 members of the Vincentian Family gathered in Plymouth Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, for the 5th annual Vincentian Family Gathering. Read fully story.
At Mount St. Joseph, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, fifteen sisters of the Sisters of Charity Federation gathered with Barbara Hagedorn, SC (Cincinnati), President of the Board of Directors of the Federation, on the weekend of April 3-5, 2009. A committee comprised of Janet Gildea and Monica Gundler (SCs - Cincinnati), Patricia Dotzauer (SC - Convent Station), Maryanne Ruzzo (SC - Halifax) and Nancy Gerth (SCN) planned a weekend to begin the discussion. Read full story.
Sisters of Charity of New York march in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. See photos.
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in their city. See photos.
The Federation Board and congregation communicators met in Convent Station to exchange ideas and attend a workshop presented by Fr. John Freund and the FamVin team. Read more.
Press Release
DePaul University is making its vast international collection of texts relating to the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul available through a new on-line digital repository, titled “Via Sapientiae.” Read more
Two new books of interest to the Vincentian Family are being distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul Society at a very reasonable price. You can order them directly from the society. Click for ordering information.
