by vf-editor | 2020/09/22 | English, News
In 2015, Pope Francis’ published Laudato Si’ an encyclical on climate change and inequality. The following is a reflection on his words and a consideration of how Laudato Si’ both informs and affirms the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance. The reflection will be...
by vf-editor | 2020/09/17 | English, News
Over the past two years, the Vincentian Family’s annual theme has focused on forced displacement and street homelessness. For 2020, we are focusing on slum dwellers. We refer you to our briefing paper, which outlines in greater detail the problem of slum dwelling and...
by vf-editor | 2020/09/16 | Beirut, covid19, English, News
FHA and post-COVID-19 opportunities and challenges for the worldwide Vincentian Family TOGETHER IN PRAYER, THOUGHT, AND ACTION Dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! The year 2020 had hardly begun when it brought us so...
by vf-editor | 2020/09/08 | Beirut, English, News
The August 4 Beirut blast devastated the city and added a climate of high insecurity in the country, which was already struggling with a severe economic and financial crisis coupled with uncertainty at several levels. On top and above with the huge material damages,...
by vf-editor | 2020/09/01 | covid19, English, News
After 10 years of work in the field of education, in Chiclayo, I was assigned to Pisco, in Peru, as the pastor of a parish. I had not settled into my new missionary appointment when I was confronted with a series of restrictions, confinement, fear and uncertainty. I...
by vf-editor | 2020/08/26 | Beirut, English, News
There are 300,000 new homeless people in Beirut after the explosions of August 4th in the heart of Lebanon, including many Vincentians. Despite their suffering, the Lebanese Vincentian Family immediately sprang into action: sheltering the homeless, taking care of the...
