by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr Giuseppina (1863-1924) founded the “Young Women of Charity” in 1917, and opened with them in the poor, overpopulated suburb of Marina del Poetto a facility for the care of children afflicted with rickets and scrofulosis, a form of tuberculosis. Other...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The NGO of Congregation of the Mission and Daughters of Charity reports on a victory for domestic workers. Domestic workers, people who work in other people’s homes in order to support themselves and their families, are extremely vulnerable because they work away from...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity share their insights on this among the many new features on Daughters of Charity international site. Other features include video of the work of the Daughters of Charity in both Texas and Mexico with immigrants, a report on a national...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity Health System plans to usher in its 10th anniversary year this month with a celebratory Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Seton Provincialate. With six hospitals along the coast of California, DCHS embraces its mission of caring for the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Is there hope for the future of religious life? An article in People Magazine prompted Sr. Denise LaRock to reflect on this question. “True, I am a very optimistic person, but I really do believe that religious life has a future and a role in the present. The...
