The Vincentian Solidarity Office (VSO) is a program of service of the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission in Rome, Italy. The goal of the VSO is to assist the Congregation of the Mission with obtaining funds for its evangelization and service of the poor.
“It is not sufficient for me to love God if I do not love my neighbor. I belong to God and to the poor”
-St. Vincent de Paul
News from two schools serving deaf children in Nigeria
The Province of Nigeria -- a beneficiary of the Vincentian Endowment Challenge (Patrimony Fund Project)--founded and operates St. Joseph’s Primary and De Paul Secondary Schools in Oraifite in southeastern Nigeria. The schools integrate the instruction of deaf and...
from crowded barrios to remote island villages…
Imagine one day working in a crowded city barrio, and being asked the next day to move far away to the Amazon River basin, where you can only reach some of the people you serve by boat? That's the reality for missionaries of the Province of Fortaleza who bring the...
News on the Vincentian Endowment Challenge
The Congregation of the Mission is making progress on the Vincentian Endowment Challenge (Patrimony Fund Project)! We now only have $1,650,000 remaining to raise of the $5 million challenge grant. But we still need lots of help--especially with contacts for...
Vincentian Solidarity Office
Dear Confreres and Friends, Welcome to the website of the Vincentian Solidarity Office (VSO)! The VSO continues its efforts to match a challenge grant to construct a Patrimony (endowment) Fund for several provinces of the Congregation of the Mission. The finanical...