by Maria Agustina Gómez | Oct 16, 2024 | Lomé, Province of Africa, Togo
October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, because more than 800 million people currently live on the equivalent of less than $1.25 a day. But poverty is much more than a lack of income: it is a multidimensional problem that affects the basic...
by Maria Agustina Gómez | Oct 11, 2024 | General Team, Philippines Delegation, Province of Africa, Province of Europe, Province of India, Province of Japan, Vedruna, Vedruna Communication, Vedrunamerica
The Sisters of the General Government Team and of the Provincial Teams and the Delegation of the Philippines gathered in Vic for the Extended General Encounter on October 3-8, 2024. Arrival The sisters started arriving at the Mother House three days before the meeting...
by Maria Agustina Gómez | Oct 9, 2024 | Vedruna Communication
Since 2003, the World Day against the Death Penalty has been celebrated on October 10 to unite the global abolitionist movement and mobilize all actors in society to eliminate capital punishment. The death penalty is a punishment that consists of causing the death of...
by Maria Agustina Gómez | Oct 4, 2024 | Vedruna, Vedruna Communication
Praise be to you, my Lord, for our sister mother earth, which sustains and governs us and produces various fruits with colorful flowers and herbs. Canticle of the Creatures, St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi wrote the Canticle of the Creatures shortly before...
by Maria Agustina Gómez | Oct 1, 2024 | Philippines Delegation, Province of Africa, Province of Europe, Province of India, Vedruna, Vedruna Communication, Vedrunamerica
Nonviolence is the principle that rejects the use of physical violence to achieve social or political change. The International Day of Nonviolence is celebrated on October 2 on the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, a key figure in the development and...
