We are pleased to share that Sister Françoise Petit, Superioress General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic...
With great joy, the Church announces the election of the new Pope: American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th successor of Saint Peter, taking the name Leo XIV. Born in Chicago in 1955 and with significant pastoral experience in Peru, Leo...
We are in mourning but filled with gratitude for his life of self-giving. Pope Francis has passed away - a close, humble priest and a prophet for our time. His life served as a courageous witness to the Gospel and was a constant call for mercy, peace, fraternity, and...
On 17 April 1625, the Little Company of the Congregation of the Mission of St Vincent de Paul was born. In this jubilee year in which the Congregation of the Mission celebrates the fourth centenary of its foundation, Pope Francis addressed a beautiful message to our...
Rome, January 22-26, 2025 The Professional Seminar of the School of Church Communications at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross is an international forum held every two years, aimed at communicators from dioceses and other ecclesial entities. In its...
Since 1955, in accordance with the wishes of Raoul and Madeleine Follereau, the ‘Raoul Follereau Prize’ has been awarded every two years to ‘ a doctor or missionary who, through his or her work or example, has played an effective part in the battle against leprosy’....
On November 14-17, more than 300 members of the Vincentian Family came together in Rome for four days dedicated to reflection, dialogue, and collaboration, with the goal of strengthening our common commitment to the service of those who are most deprived. The closing...
The meeting of the provincial treasurers of the Company of the Daughters of Charity was held at the Mother House in Paris from 4 to 17 November 2024. It was an event rich in exchange and reflection on the administration of goods in the service of the mission. The...
Praying our goodbyes is part and parcel of the missionary activities of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Just as the concept of “coming and going” is for us dating back to the period of the Lumiere of Mademoiselle le Gras in 1624. We do...
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