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Working to keep homelessness at the forefront of the UN agenda
The Daughters of Charity at the United Nations have worked diligently over the past few years to highlight issues related to homelessness. Because COVID-19 is launching millions into poverty, and so many struggle to pay rent, homelessness remains an important topic in the new year. Perhaps the biggest opportunity at the United Nations to advocate […]
Saint Nicholas, please, be my protector and guide to heaven!
Let’s start with a short story about Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra… Saint Nicholas of Myra is not a fictional character. He really lived and is one of the most powerful saints in the Church to this day. According to tradition, he was of Greek origin. He was born around the year 260 -270, […]
Diouroup, Senegal: story of a new mission
Around the time of the 387th anniversary of the foundation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity the Community of five Sisters of four nationalities of Nouakchott, Mauritania made come true the wish of many others who wanted to go further towards and encounter Christ in those who are poor. Divine Providence directed the path […]
O Mary, conceived without sin…
Musical Piece composed on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catherine Labouré. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to You, pray for us who have recourse to You. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have […]
Pilgrimage with Mary: 190th Anniversary of the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré
On the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin to Saint Catherine Labouré, the Holy Father blessed the sacred image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal last November 11 in the Vatican, in the presence of the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM and […]
Sr. Giustina Boggione: Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, conferred the honor of Knight of the Order “Merit of the Italian Republic” to Sr. Giustina (Marcella) Boggione. Born in Turin, Northern Italy on 17April 1940, Sr. Giustina has been a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 61 years and served adolescents and other […]
On the frontline of the fight against COVID-19
As the whole world struggles with the Covid-19 pandemic, the call is to creatively respond to emerging needs and, abandoning fear for one’s own life, to help those most in need. Recently, the Mayor of one of the places where the Daughters of Charity are present, asked for help in the Nursing Home run by […]
Jesus Christ
Care for our common home has become urgent yet remains controversial 2015 – LAUDATO SI’ “Laudato Si’ is viewed as a green encyclical, but I would say that, first of all, it is a social encyclical. A real option for the poor is too also an option for creation. We are called to become more […]
Leaving no one behind
“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house.” Isaiah 58:6-8 Pope Francis turned […]
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