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DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF THE PRESENCE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY IN NIGERIA November 29, 2023

THANKSGIVING OF AMAZING GRACE

With grateful hearts we thank God for the huge success of ou...



MISSIONING June 17, 2023
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400th Anniversary of the Lumiere of St. Louise De Marillac June 4, 2023

The Company of Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul worldwide celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Lumiere of her foundress. St Louise De Marillac. On this day the 4th of June 1623 on the...



Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Daughters of Charity May 7, 2023

The theme : Resilience in the Service of the Poor 

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JOURNEYING IN DIGNITY,COMBATING THE EVIL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING February 8, 2023

Human Trafficking is an evil that stares us in the eyes and is eating deeply into the hearts of men, a modern form of slavery that has deprived humanity of sincere love of Christ for each person. T...





INAUGURAL MASS OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY November 29, 2022

The Daughters of Charity,Province of Nigeria celebrates the inaugural Mass in view of her forthcoming Diamond Jubilee. 

The Holy Mass kick starts the unveiling of the lined up activities tha...



DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION November 26, 2022

JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE OUR DIAMOND JUBILEE (60 YEARS) OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS AND LOVE @ ADIAHA OBONG COMMUNITY UYO AKWAIBOM STATE on 29th NOVEMBER 2022. REMAIN BLESSED.

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Pronouncement of Vows for the first time October 21, 2022

Today the Lord added to our number, three of our Sisters pronounced their Vows publicly for the first time in the company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, a reenactment of their ...



MISSIO AD GENTES September 1, 2022

The name "Ad Gentes" comes...



Closure of the services of the Daughters of Charity in Bane Ogoniland, Rivers State, Nigeria. September 1, 2022

With gratitude to God, the services  of the Daughters of Charity officially came to a  close in Bane Community, Ogoni land.

Though sad the Daughters of Charity having worked in Marian High ...



INCORPORATION August 15, 2022

INCOPORATION OF FIVE SISTERS INTO THE SEMINARY

We thank God almighty for the additional members of the family, with the incorporation these five Sisters have become full members of the Compan...



WORLD DAY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING July 30, 2022

Nigeria is facing a new form of slave trade in the evil of human trafficking. 


Millions of people are trafficked globally on daily basis despite the physical, emotional, psycholog...



Feast of St. Louise De. Marillac May 9, 2022

Today we celebrate the feast of the co-foundress of the Daughters of Charity, we pray that through her intercession we her daughters may continue to keep the flame of love burning. May she obtain f...



INSTALLATION OF SR. PERPETUA ESSIEN DC April 28, 2022

We thank God for the successful installation of our new councillor Sr. Perpetua Essien DC. May God grant her the grace of office 

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ELEVATION OF ST. JOSEPH CENTRE TO A HOSPITAL April 23, 2022

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HOSPITAL

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MUSIC LAUNCH April 20, 2022

SR. Juliana Okeke DC launch's her musical album titled "Vocation Praise''. We praise and thank God with and for her.

Congratulations Dear Sr

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Market Campaign & Road Walk Against Human Trafficking June 2, 2021

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abro...



CLOSING OF EEKEN COMMUNITY May 21, 2021

Official closure of Bue Leka Community of the Daughters of Charity, Eeken Ogoniland, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Offici...



NATIONAL DAY FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY

BEING A COMMUNIQUE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY (FDC) AFTER THEIR NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION HELD AT THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY PROVINCIAL HOUSE, NCHIA ELEME, RIVER STATE. FROM 7TH TO 9TH...



International Day for Children in Street Situation

Today is International day for Street Children, safe-child advocacy in collaboration with our partner organizations stand beside children in the street situation to demand equal access to...



COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS.

The Church sets aside the month of November to remind us to pray for all the faithful departed. Today the Church commemorates the Feast of All Souls. On this All Souls’ Day, we commemorate all the...



VINCENTIAN MARIAN YOUTH, BURKINA FASO.

After the celebration of Holy Mass on 27th September the feast of St Vincent de Paul, the Vincentian Marian Youth in Nouna Diocese Burkina Faso went to share the little food contributed b...



FEAST OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Today being the Feast day of St. Vincent de Paul the founder of the Daughters of Charity. it  is a great day of celebration for the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian family at large...



PRONOUNCEMENT OF VOWS

In order to serve Christ in persons who are poor, the Daughters of Charity commit themselves to live their baptismal consecration through the practice of the evangelical counsels of chasti...



January 1, 2024

It was a long week of intensive reflection, deliberations and decision making for the Province of Nigeria for the next six (6) years. The Provincial Assembly, 2020 successfully came to a close on 2...



2020 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY TAKES OFF

The opening ceremony of the Nigeria Provincial Assembly took place on 19th August 2020, after all the participants in Nigeria arrived safely at St. Louise Provincial House, Eleme. The part...



SENDING ON MISSION

SENT ON MISSION

As Daughters of Charity, after a period of intense formation within the four walls of the seminary which is a period of two years you will be 'Sent on Missio...



INCORPORATION INTO THE LITTLE COMPANY

We are grateful to God for adding more labourers into the Little Company. Today four young women who felt called to share in the charism of St. Vincent and St. Louise were incorporated int...



SR ELMA HURLEY GOES HOME

WELDONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.

The news of the demise of Sr Elma Hurley came to us a shock, especially the Sisters who had encountered and lived with Sr Elma.She was a true Daughter of C...



COVID 19 PALLIATIVES

The Sisters in various local Communities amidst the lockdown. Sta...



The Newest Brides of Christ Pronounced their vow July 19, 2019

The Newest Brides of Christ, Sr. Assumpta Udoka Uruch, DC and Sr. Chikaodi Mercy Ebudeogu, DC Pronounced their vows for the First time in the Company of Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent...



FOUR MEMBERS JOIN THE WORKFORCE OF THE PROVINCE

The entire company of the Daughters of Charity in general and the province of Nigeria in particular rejoice  as four members joined the workforce of the province on the 13th September, 20...



National Day celebration of Friends of Daughters of Charity

The National Day of the Friends of the Daughters of Charity is an annual event, which brings all the friends of the Daughters of Charity in Nigeria together to in...



Communique of the Annual General Meeting of the Vincentian Family 2017

Preamble

We , the members of the Vincentian Family, Nigeria, held our Annual General Meeting at St, Louise's Provincial House, Ogale, Nchia-Eleme, Rivers State. Having refl...



CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE MENANCE OF TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS ON OUR ROADS.

Disturbed by the increasing incidence of terminally ill persons on our roads, and fired by the Assembly call to boldness of charity, the Daughters of Charity, on 19th May 2016, initiated ...



A NEW COMMUNITY OPENS IN IKORODU, LAGOS.

On the 25th of February 2016, Sr. Agatha Nkemjika and Sr. Gertrude Amasiatu were warmly received at the  Provincial House Eleme, ready to be sent to Divine Mercy community Ikorodu in Lag...



THE COMPANY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY GETS A NEW SUPERIORESS GENERAL

Sr. Kathleen Appler, an American from the Province of St. Louise, USA, has been elected the new Superioress General of the  Company of the Daughters of Charity for the next six years. The...



DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY WORLDWIDE, HOLD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, present in 94 countries with approximately 16,000 Sisters, is at the service of Christ in the poorest of the poor on every c...



FIVE NEW MEMBERS INCOPORATED INTO THE COMPANY

The harvest is indeed great but the labourers  are few. We pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into His harvest. This is our daily prayers and God never ceases to...



PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY ENDS

After a week of hardwork and intensive reflection, the Provincial Assembly, successfully came to a close on 13th June, 2014. The event, which was attended by over 70 participants, was inde...



Provincial Assembly 2014

Preparations are underway for the Provincial Assembly of the Daughters of Charity in Nigeria slated for 7th-14th June, 2014.  The assembly will be anchored on the theme, 'Boldness of Charity for a...



CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE

Efforts to raise funds from outside for the construction of this building failed and the Daughters of Charity took up the challenge. The Sisters and staff of De Paul  Rehabilitation Centr...



DE PAUL COMMUNITY OSSIOMO PROVIDES SHELTER FOR KOLOBI

Kolobi is a middle aged man who hails from Oginibu in Delta State and is the second of thirteen surviving children of his parents. He contracted leprosy as a young man and came to Ossiomo ...



THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OPENS A PRIMARY HEALTH POST AT ZHIK.

The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Province of Nigeria, recently launched a Primary Health Post in Zhiko community. Zhiko is a village in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Cap...



Daughters of Charity, Province of Nigeria, launches Website.

To the glory of God, we have launched our website. This is to enable us carry out some online ministry as well as to enable people know more about us. Happy Surfi...