in the press
Jesuit Refugee Service Chief talks about SVP and refugee potential
Former Minister Sarah Teather talks to SVP Senior Media and Communications Officer Anita Boniface about her faith journey from Liberal Democrats Education Minister to Director of the Jesuit (JRS) UK,...
Published on 17/04/2018
Bringing the real joy of Christmas to the poor, sick and isolated
Christmas is a joyful season when families and friends spend time together enjoying food, friendship and good company – but for many it can bring fears of profound loneliness and isolation, or its a...
Published on 22/12/2017
Faith into Action - a profile of SVP President-elect Helen O'Shea
Helen O'Shea will be the 19th National President of the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) in England and Wales when she takes up the mantle from Adrian Abel this November.In a profile written for her...
Published on 12/09/2017
Vincentian Heart Speaks Unto Heart at The Passage
On a hazy Tuesday morning in July Fr Padraig Ryan, a Catholic chaplain at the homelessness charity The Passage, invites SVP Senior Media and Communications Officer, Anita Boniface to attend a small...
Published on 09/08/2017
Welcome the Stranger: SVP National Meeting in the Press
The SVP's contribution to the Vincentian Family's celebrations to mark 400 years of Vincentian charism took place with a well attended National Meeting and Mass in Liverpool on 23 and the keynote and...
Published on 07/07/2017
Catholic Leader praises work of SVP
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Catholic leader in England and Wales and patron of the SVP, has praised the Society's 10,000 members for their work with people who are vulnerable.The Cardinal said: the SVP...
Published on 31/03/2017
Inspiring 11 year old boy brings a little comfort to the homeless this winter
Finn Collins, 11, from Whitstable has come up with a great idea to help the homeless cope with the cold this winter. While looking through SVP cold weather packs - known as Vinnie Packs – that was a...
Published on 01/12/2016
Celebrations take place to mark 170 years of the SVP in Hexham and Newcastle
SVP members from across the diocese gathered at a Festival Meeting at St Cuthbert’s North Shields to mark two significant anniversaries - the 170th anniversary of the parish SVP Conference and of of...
Published on 01/11/2016
Former MP Ann Widdecombe discusses her role as an SVP Patron
The SVP's good works are 'an outward sign of faith'In a profile for the Catholic Times, former MP Ann Widdecombe talks to SVP Senior Communications & Media Officer, Anita Boniface, about to balancing...
Published on 26/10/2016
SVP Awareness Month asks "Who Cares?"
September marked the SVP’s annual awareness month, the theme this year asking “Who Cares?”With a focus on loneliness, hunger, material poverty and sickness, the campaign highlighted the work who...
Published on 01/09/2016