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Winter 2025
Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of The Record.
This issue includes:
- The Prime Minister's promise to boost funding for accommodation for women fleeing domestic violence
- Lessons to learn from the 2025 federal election
- Vinnies CEO Sleepout 2025 photos and updates from around the country
- The Society’s support for First Nations communities
- Victoria’s Vinnies Soup Vans celebrate 50 years
- National Volunteer Week highlights heroes and challenges
- Palm Sunday rallies to support justice for refugees
- Vinnies NSW Flood Appeal helps communities in need
- And much more about the Society’s activities around Australia, powered by the commitment of our Members, volunteers and employees to assisting people in need and influencing national decision makers
Daughter of Charity appointed to Vatican Dicastery
Sister Françoise Petit, Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. This appointment, announced by the Vatican on 24 June 2025, is a recognition of Sister Françoise’s deep commitment, missionary spirit, and leadership within the Vincentian tradition. As a member of the Dicastery, she will help guide and accompany religious congregations and apostolic societies around the world, working closely with the Holy See in discerning their paths and supporting their missions. It is a meaningful affirmation of her witness and service - and a moment of joy for the Daughters of Charity, for those living in poverty, and for all who value the role of women in the life of the Church.
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