Nepal launches St Vincent de Paul Society (0)

7/15/10 •

Katmandu: The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP), an international Catholic charity, has been formally launched in Nepal with the setting up of committees in two parishes.
Anna Maria Church in Pokhara and Assumption Church in Kathmandu now have SVDP “conferences” after the SVDP coordinator for South Asia, Joseph Pandian, held [...]

Cor unum et anima una (0)

7/10/10 •

(Message from the President)

One heart and one soul – cor unum et anima una. This quote, taken from the Introduction to SSVP Manual 1845, forms the basis of my contribution for this edition of the Berita.

One heart and one soul – makes reference to Councils in SSVP.

Rule 3:6 – Councils “Councils exist to serve all [...]

Br. Michael Thio – new President General (0)

6/05/10 •

Br. Michael Thio, from Singapore, had been elected as the new President General of the Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, by a margin of 87% votes on 28 May 2010 at the General Plenary Assembly in Salamanca, Spain. His term of office is for six (6) years until September 2016. He’s the [...]

EGM of the International Confederation of the SSVP (0)

5/29/10 •

The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will meet for an Extraordinary General Meeting from 28 May to 1 June 2010. The first task ofthis Assembly is to elect a new International President General for the society for the period of 2010 – 2016.

This Assembly will take place at the Centro de Espiritualidad [...]