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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ranks 45th in Latest Forbes Annual List of America’s Top 100 Charities 764 786 SVDP USA
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ranks 45th in Latest Forbes Annual List of America’s Top 100 Charities

St. Louis, Mo. (December 17, 2025) – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (SVdP) has risen to number 45 in Forbes’ latest ranking of America’s top 100 charities. This is the first time that SVdp has ranked in the top 50. Last year, SVdP was ranked 59th. The annual ranking by Forbes is…

Global Solidarity Brings Hope to Families in Beit Jala 1200 1600 SVDP USA
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Global Solidarity Brings Hope to Families in Beit Jala

By Kevin Prior, Chief Financial Officer. For over 70 years, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in the city of Beit Jala in the Holy Land has been a source of hope and support for families in their community. Founded in 1951 through the vision of Father Michael Karam, the Society has carried on the…

International Twinning in the Spirit of Advent 613 792 SVDP USA
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International Twinning in the Spirit of Advent

By Michael J. Nizankiewicz, Chair, U.S. Twinning Commission Let me begin by wishing you a blessed Advent season and welcoming you to this second edition of the Twinning Newsletter. Advent is not only a time of anticipation as we prepare for the birth of our Lord, but also a season of caring and giving. There…

‘Thriftmas’ is Here: Giving with Purpose this Holiday Season 1280 853 SVDP USA
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‘Thriftmas’ is Here: Giving with Purpose this Holiday Season

By Chad Caliguiri, Deputy Director, SVdP Des Moines Holiday shopping is evolving – and secondhand gifts are taking center stage. According to new consumer research, more than 8 in 10 Americans plan to purchase at least one secondhand gift this holiday season, with many allocating up to half of their gift budget to thrifted or…

Michael Acaldo
12-11-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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12-11-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

O Holy Night… For me it is so special to be with family at Midnight Mass to start the Christmas Season.  It is so wonderful singing and hearing the entire congregation singing, “O Holy Night.” As Vincentians, this great Christmas song touches all our hearts.  It puts into words the special time when the Word…

John Berry
12-4-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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12-4-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

The Wish We Live: Personal Relationships in the Heart of Service When I moved to Georgia almost 34 years ago, it didn’t take me long to become a country music fan. Seems unlikely for a hardcore rock and roller who grew up on the beach. But it happened (let me clarify that I do not…

Bringing the Vincentian Voice to PRSA: Paula Gwynn Grant Speaks at Annual Conference 2560 1920 SVDP USA
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Bringing the Vincentian Voice to PRSA: Paula Gwynn Grant Speaks at Annual Conference

Last month, our Senior National Director of Marketing and Communications Paula Gwynn Grant participated in an interfaith communications workshop session at the annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) conference held at the historic Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.  The hotel is known for hosting major events like the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner…

11-26-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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11-26-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Should We Think of the Society as an Apostolate or a Ministry? In Catholic Church circles, there has been a debate over the last 20 years about what to call church groups – “ministries” or “apostolates.”  “Ministry” seems to be the favorite as it’s easy to say, but in recent years there has been more…

SVdP Joins Catholic Mobilizing Network in Jubilee to Alabama 2560 1440 SVDP USA
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SVdP Joins Catholic Mobilizing Network in Jubilee to Alabama

By Ingrid Delgado, National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy 2025 is a Jubilee Year which Pope Francis designated as a time to rededicate ourselves as “Pilgrims of Hope.” Honoring this Biblical Jubilee tradition of reconciliation and pilgrimage, earlier this month, I was blessed to join the Catholic Mobilizing Network in a Jubilee Experience to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama…

John Berry
11-20-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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11-20-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

OUR INCREDIBLE JOURNEY – AND IT IS FAR FROM OVER! November 20 is a special date for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA. This date marks the anniversary of an event that changed the face of charity in the United States. A date that we celebrate with gratitude this year as we commemorate…

A Bipartisan Moral Failure: How Both Parties Weaponized the Defenseless 1080 1350 SVDP USA
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A Bipartisan Moral Failure: How Both Parties Weaponized the Defenseless

This week, millions of mothers are wondering how to feed their children. Government doors are closed, but hunger will not wait. Allowing the innocent and vulnerable, children, families, people with disabilities, and the poor, to become casualties of an ideological political struggle is an egregious moral failure. The present government shutdown in the United States…

Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on the Federal Government Shutdown 1080 1350 SVDP USA
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Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on the Federal Government Shutdown

The government shutdown is increasingly devastating with every passing day, leaving most federal workers without pay and causing uncertainty and delays in federal programs that serve the poor.  Our most economically vulnerable brothers and sisters should not be forced to go without basic needs as a result of a partisan impasse, and it is time…

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