The worldwide Vincentian Family
January 2016 International Vincentian Family Gathering in Rome
The Sisters of Charity Federation of North America is part of the international Vincentian Family, a collaborative network of more than 2 million people worldwide. FamVin includes religious congregations, lay associations and young adult and youth volunteers who follow the rule and spirituality of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The Vincentian Family particularly engages and serves persons living in poverty.
The Federation collaborates with the Vincentian Family at the international, North American and local levels in governance, spirituality, communications, social justice, board representation, training for systemic change, formation, leadership meetings, Vincentian Family Gatherings and multiple areas of service of marginalized persons.
The Vincentian Family Young Adults catch the charism during their time at Vincentian / Setonian colleges and universities, year-long and summer volunteer programs, Vincentian Marian Youth, and service opportunities. At the 2015 Vincentian Family Gathering, the young adults began to organize themselves more formally under the leadership of Mike Van Dorpe at DePaul University Office of Mission and Values and an evolving Advisory Committee.
The Vincentian Family Leadership of North America meets annually and includes congregational leaders of the Congregation of the Mission, the Sisters of Charity Federation, and the Missionary Cenacle Family. Presidents/ CEOs represent the Society of St. Vincent dePaul of the US and Canada, Ladies of Charity USA, Depaul USA, and Vincentian young adults.
Leadership from the branches of the Vincentian Family around the world meet every two years. National and regional Vincentian Family leadership coordinate communication among the branches, sharing of spirituality and systemic change resources, shared ministries, and advocacy and social justice initiatives.
FamVin News
- Caring for Christ’s Wounds in the Poor • A Reflection with Giacomo Cusmano September 21, 2026True charity demands that we approach the poor who are sick with tenderness, even when their afflictions provoke rejection. Caring for their wounds is serving Christ himself, present in the least and most despised. It is not a matter of fulfilling a cold duty, but of offering a delicate, patient, and compassionate love that restores […].famvin
- St. Vincent de Paul: A Life Given to the Poor (Part 4) September 21, 2026St. Vincent de Paul recognized that a key to Church renewal was reforming and educating the clergy, so he pioneered priestly retreats, helped establish seminaries, and created spiritual support networks like the Tuesday Conferences. His efforts shaped a generation of well-formed, compassionate priests, becoming a cornerstone of the 17th-century Catholic revival in France..famvin
- The Vincentian Family Daily Intention: September 21, 2026 September 21, 2026Today, September 21, 2026, we, the members of the Vincentian Family, pray for those whose voices are silenced in decision-making spaces..famvin
- A Vincentian Minute: Frederic Ozanam and Our Sunday Gospel 03 September 21, 2026In this series, Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday experience by looking at how we practically live a liturgically informed life. This week: when we do good for impoverished people we really shouldn't have an expectation of anything in return.Famvin Media Resources
- Technology Is Never Neutral September 20, 2026Pope Leo XIV places before us two powerful images: Babel and Jerusalem. Babel represents the temptation to use human power for domination, self-sufficiency, and uniformity. Jerusalem, especially as rebuilt in the time of Nehemiah, represents a different path: shared responsibility, communion, patient reconstruction, and the rebuilding of a common life before God..famvin