Secret benefactor promises to match SVP Giving Tuesday donations

A secret benefactor has promised to match, pound-for-pound, any donation made to the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) on Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday, which this year takes place on 1st December, has become a worldwide fundraising phenomenon since its launch in 2012, and currently holds the world record for the most money raised online for charity in 24 hours. The... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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October 8, 2020

SVP president welcomes the power and passion of Fratelli Tutti

Pope Francis’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, has been welcomed by leading Catholic charity the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), which describes the document as “a powerful and passionate declaration to all Christians that they should work in solidarity for the benefit of those in need”. The encyclical, which provides the latest contribution in the long... Read More

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April 23, 2020

Toolkit for parishes to help people in the Covid-19 pandemic

Caritas Social Action Network and the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) have released a new Toolkit to help Catholic parishes and groups develop safe, local responses to people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Toolkit addresses the Christian call to step out in love to those excluded and at risk, throughout... Read More

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April 15, 2020

Pray for your intentions by lighting a virtual candle with SVP

Recognising the growing desire to grow in spirituality and reflection during these unprecedented times, Christian charity the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP England and Wales) has created a light-a-candle platform on its website, to give people another way to pray for their intentions. For any Christians missing the opportunity to find peace and serenity... Read More

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September 1, 2018

The network of charity giving hope and rebuilding lives in Kerala

As media focus on the Kerala floods gradually fades, a charity in England and Wales is drawing attention to its continued efforts to rescue and restore lives in this latest climate catastrophe. With 10,000 volunteers in England and Wales and 66,000 volunteers in India the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is well placed to... Read More

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July 5, 2017

Now more than ever, we must find room to welcome the stranger

By Anita Boniface People considered ‘outsiders’ are often treated with suspicion and hostility. Throughout history prisoners, refugees, asylum seekers, those who are mentally unwell and vulnerable and people living in destitution have been side lined to the peripheries of our communities. This marginalisation applies not only in terms of physical locality but also in society’s... Read More

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The network of charity giving hope and rebuilding lives in Kerala

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