Lenten Letter 2022 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
Rome, Lent 2022 To all the members of the Vincentian Family MYSTICS OF CHARITY FOR THE XXI CENTURY AND BEYOND My dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! After six years, my term is coming to an end. With this Lenten letter, I...
Invitation to pray for peace on Ash Wednesday
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič invites the International Vincentian Family to join with Pope Francis and all people of good will in prayer for peace in the Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The prayer will be available from 9 a.m. Kiev time. Each person will be able to...
Letter to the Vincentian Family in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
February 24, 2022 Dear Sisters and Brothers of our Vincentian Family National Council in the Ukraine, and all members of the Vincentian Family in Eastern Europe, The world watches in horror, as once again violence and aggression dominate our news cycles. We...
The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is providing emergency shelter kits with your donations
The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is working to provide emergency shelter for those affected by Typhoon Odette/Rai in late December. Thanks to the generous donations to the Vincentian Family Philippines Appeal, our brothers and sisters can provide more...
FHA International Refugee Conference scheduled for June 2022
Our second international conference “ Accompanying the journey of a refugee” will happen in Seville (Spain) from the 7th to the 9th of June 2022. The conference, which will focus on refugees, internally displaced people and survivors of human trafficking, wants to...
Rebuilding a stronger future in the Philippines
A month ago, Typhoon Odette/Rai wreaked havoc in the Philippines, killing over 400 people. The Vincentian Family in the Philippines swiftly organized to provide emergency relief to the over 5.4 million people affected by the typhoon. Many are now homeless – this...
Embracing the homeless in a network of charity
Over 7,000 lives have been transformed thanks to the “13 Houses” Campaign. In just 3 years this global endeavour has gone from a single house in Macon, Georgia (USA) to more than 70 projects in almost 50 countries with up to 2,000 houses built. Project after project,...
International Refugee Conference adjourned to June 2022
Our second international conference “The journey of a refugee” will happen in Seville (Spain) from the 7th to the 9th of June 2022. Covid forced the FHA Team to postpone this meeting once again due to the progress of the pandemic, travel restrictions and limited...
FHA Webinars
At a time when coming together was more difficult than ever, the FHA decided to organise webinars to fulfil our goals of building global capacity and facilitating learning opportunities in the Vincentian Family. In 2021 we organised two, but we hope to make webinars a...
Advent Letter 2021 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Dear members of the Vincentian Family, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! Every year, the Church offers us the gift of the grace-filled period called “Advent” that helps us to prepare our hearts and minds in a special way for the Christmas season....
Embracing the homeless in a network of charity!
Happy Feast of the Miraculous Medal! As we celebrate the apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Catherine Labouré almost two centuries ago, in the FHA we are also celebrating three years of the “13 Houses” Campaign! In this time, Vincentians all over the world have...
Father Pedro Opeka CM nominated for Council of Europe prize
Father Pedro Opeka CM has been nominated to the Raoul Wallenberg Prize of the Council of Europe. The Famvin Homeless Alliance has supported this nomination, which has been officially carried out by the Slovenian Government because “his great self-sacrifice make him a...