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L’Escale Louise de Marillac at Fresnes, an Experience of Ephata
Between the fear and the confusion which often strike the relatives of detainees, the Daughters of Charity are there; four Sisters and some volunteers keep doors and hearts open for the families of detained persons. Since the arrival of the first two Daughters of Charity in Fresnes in 1755 to care for the sick and […]
Dedication in the Seton Legacy Garden
Several years ago, on the grounds of the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland (USA), the land on which Mother Seton walked, a special garden called the “Legacy Garden” was installed. The garden is dedicated to the 13 congregations of religious women that grew from the original congregation founded by Mother Seton. […]
Sr. Clemência de OLIVEIRA, Heading to the Altars of Sainthood
A Brazilian Daughter of Charity from Ceará is heading for the altars of sainthood! The Servant of God, Sr Clemência de Oliveira (Francisca Benícia de Oliveira), widely known simply as Sr Clemência, was born on 23 August 1896. She came from a humble family in Redenção, a mountainous region of Ceará. She was the eldest […]
Itinerant Community of Cabo, Delgado serving persons displaced by war
The situation of the displaced people in the North of Mozambique stirred our sensibility, our hearts and our minds as we recall that “At the school of the Son of God, the Daughters of Charity learn that no type of distress should be foreign to them. Christ appeals constantly to their Company through their suffering […]
We cannot be Silent!
This booklet offers an opportunity to reflect on the UN in the context of our call as Daughters of Charity. My hope is that it offers a roadmap as we pray, reflect and plan on our General Assembly. We will do this in the light of the Gospel and gift of the Charism given to us by […]
Vincentian Conference 2021 “The wounded man…who will free us from fear?”
The Vincentian Conference 2021 was livestreamed for the first time on the Zoom platform on 24 January 2021 and was conducted in one day for the whole of Sardinia, instead of on two different days (one for the North and one for the South of our island) as it used to be done in the […]
Serawai Mission… Carved in My Heart!
The Sisters of Yohanes Gabriel Community live in a modest house, situated in a small forest, built on a hill along the banks of the Melawi river in Serawai, West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. Electricity is only at night, from 6PM to 6AM. While the Sisters help in the evangelization work of the […]
A new mission in Uzbekistan
November 27, 2020, on the 190th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the Company sent us on a new mission to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, an Asian country that has been closed to and distrustful of Catholic missionaries for many years. It is to the Immaculate Virgin that we entrust the new […]
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The 20th session of the Indigenous Peoples Forum will be held from April 19-30, 2021, with the theme: “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”, in light of the evolving COVID-19 situation. Goal 16 forms the basis for the attainment of many of the rights enshrined in the UN […]
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