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St. John’s University Mourns the Loss of Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. ’64G, ’67Ph.D.
St. John’s University is mourning the loss of Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. ’64G, ’67Ph.D., the founder and former Executive Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society . Sr. Kelly, a...
St. John’s Professor Appointed to Vatican Theology Project on Migrant Experience
“This project was important as a means to show that the theology espoused by Pope Francis could be done well and done ethically—and done in a way that respects everyone’s dignity.” Those words from...
St. John’s Students Tour the UN with Vincentian NGO Representative
The full measure of the Vincentian commitment to social justice was brought to light for a group of St. John’s University students during a visit to the United Nations in Manhattan on Wednesday...
VCSJ Lecturer Discusses Problematic History of Colonization
“We citizens of the United States rarely consider our colonial heritage—and when we do, we romanticize it. That romanticizing conceals complex and entangled motivations, and unquestioned and sometimes...
Annual Vincentian Convocation Celebrates Lives and Legacies of Healers
Echoing this year’s Founder’s Week theme, “Be Vincentian: Be a Healer,” St. John’s University’s annual Vincentian Convocation celebrated the healers in our midst, paying special tribute to one in...
Catholic Scholars Begin a New Year of Faith, Service, and Learning
St. John’s University welcomed its new and returning Catholic Scholars to the Queens, NY, campus for their annual opening retreat.
St. Vincent de Paul Society Members Attend National Assembly
Proud and excited to share with other students from across the country how the St. John’s community embodies the University’s Vincentian mission , three St. John’s students who are members of the St...
Art Historian to Discuss Missing Masterpiece Discovery
A random visit to a New Rochelle, NY, church in 2020 led an art historian to an incredible find that will be featured in a presentation at St. John’s University’s Queens , NY, campus on September 29...
St. John’s Helps Inner-City High Schoolers Build Successful College Strategies
More than a dozen high school students from inner-city communities were introduced recently to the mission and student life of St. John’s University through “buildOn at St. John’s!”, an inaugural...
New Executive Vice President for Mission Seeks to Engage, Learn, and Grow
A great many St. John’s University special events begin with an invocation, which is a welcoming prayer—often given by a priest or a religious person—that asks God for a special blessing upon the...