The Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux hold the 18th General Chapter from April 30 to May 23, 2008  at  the Casa di Accoglienza e di Spiritualità,
Via Val Cannuta, 134, 00166, Rome.

The theme of the General Chapter is,  "Choose Life."

The Sisters ask readers to accompany them in prayers during their Chapter as they try to deepen their religious life centered on Jesus,  to be open to the signs of the times, and to promote alternative values that favor the poor and the suffering in this world.

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Sisters of  the Holy Family of Bordeaux
Via dei Casali Santovetti, 58
00165   Rome

www.franciscansinternational.org Franciscans International inaugurates its third office in Bangkok, Thailand.  The office will serve the needs of the Franciscan Family working at the grassroots in the Asia-Pacific

Twenty-five years ago, a vision to provide the Franciscan Family a platform at the UN was born in New York. The vision took shape as Franciscans International - an NGO to represent the Franciscan concerns for the poor, for justice and peace, and the care for creation at the UN. Ten years later, FI established an office in Geneva, providing Franciscans another venue to advocate at the United Nations.

www.misna.org   "A mixture of clay, butter, salt and water, is eaten by several residents of Cite Soleil, who cannot buy food": in this period of severe food crisis, the news comes from ‘Radio Metropole', speaking about the situation in the largest slum area (at least 300,000 inhabitants) in Port-au-Prince.

"Many residents have confirmed increasing demand for this type of product because of the sudden rise of food prices" says the source. Of course, Haiti has faced a long and dramatic problem of misery and food availability and it is not the first time that many Haitians have resorted to eating ‘dirt'.