Development and Peace - Caritas Canada
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Development and Peace — Caritas Canada, the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada, is a democratic movement for global solidarity rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.
“The massacre is now widely acknowledged as genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
The Southern African Catholic Bishops stand with South Africa's ICJ case against Israel and condemn the attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Parish.
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#Gaza #ICJ #JusticeForGaza
The Southern African Catholic Bishops stand with South Africa's ICJ case against Israel and condemn the attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Parish.
🔗 sacbc.org.za/southern-afr...
#Gaza #ICJ #JusticeForGaza
Southern African Catholic Bishops Decry Gaza Church Attack, Back South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel - SACBC
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has condemned the July 17, 2025, Israeli military assault on the Holy Family Catholic Church
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July 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“The massacre is now widely acknowledged as genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
The Southern African Catholic Bishops stand with South Africa's ICJ case against Israel and condemn the attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Parish.
🔗 sacbc.org.za/southern-afr...
#Gaza #ICJ #JusticeForGaza
The Southern African Catholic Bishops stand with South Africa's ICJ case against Israel and condemn the attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Parish.
🔗 sacbc.org.za/southern-afr...
#Gaza #ICJ #JusticeForGaza
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada is deeply concerned by the Government of Canada’s announcement that it will be “investing 5 per cent of annual GDP by 2035” in military and defence capabilities “to ensure our individual and collective security.”
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Military spending sows separation, not solidarity | Development and Peace
A “sign of inverted priorities,” Canada’s decision to increase military spending to 5 per cent of its GDP must be reversed for the sake of human dignity.
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June 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada is deeply concerned by the Government of Canada’s announcement that it will be “investing 5 per cent of annual GDP by 2035” in military and defence capabilities “to ensure our individual and collective security.”
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@devpeace condemns #Israel’s attacks on #Iran and echoes @Ponitfex’s “appeal to responsibility and reason.” To truly “support the cause of peace,” #Canada must not fall prey to warmongering fictions (like the one about weapons of mass destruction).
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Pope Leo XIV on X: "The situation in Iran and Israel has deteriorated drastically. I renew my appeal to responsibility and reason. The commitment to build a safer world, free from nuclear threats, must be pursued through mutual respect and sincere dialogue, in order to build lasting peace founded on" / X
The situation in Iran and Israel has deteriorated drastically. I renew my appeal to responsibility and reason. The commitment to build a safer world, free from nuclear threats, must be pursued through mutual respect and sincere dialogue, in order to build lasting peace founded on
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June 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@devpeace condemns #Israel’s attacks on #Iran and echoes @Ponitfex’s “appeal to responsibility and reason.” To truly “support the cause of peace,” #Canada must not fall prey to warmongering fictions (like the one about weapons of mass destruction).
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To every human being, every person with a conscience, to all lovers of peace,
After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying. We are, in essence, sending an SOS: we need your help in #Gaza.
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After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying. We are, in essence, sending an SOS: we need your help in #Gaza.
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An SOS for Gaza: Cast your nets again! | Development and Peace
This SOS for Gaza is a Pentecostal plea from Palestinian peacebuilders for “every person with a conscience” to not give up on advocating and acting for an end to Israel’s escalating campaign of violen...
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June 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
To every human being, every person with a conscience, to all lovers of peace,
After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying. We are, in essence, sending an SOS: we need your help in #Gaza.
devp.org/en/sos-for-g...
After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying. We are, in essence, sending an SOS: we need your help in #Gaza.
devp.org/en/sos-for-g...
"Debt relief is the restoration of hope." – Caritas Zambia
✊ We demand:
✅ Grants, not loans
❌ No debt-for-climate swaps
🔁 End conditionality
Join the call for climate & debt justice this #Jubilee2025 📢
🔗 Read: www.cidse.org/2025/06/03/c...
✊ We demand:
✅ Grants, not loans
❌ No debt-for-climate swaps
🔁 End conditionality
Join the call for climate & debt justice this #Jubilee2025 📢
🔗 Read: www.cidse.org/2025/06/03/c...
Climate Finance in the Jubilee Year
Why debt relief is more important than ever for climate and nature justice. CIDSE Policy Brief, June 2025
Authors: CAFOD, KOO, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, SCIAF, and Caritas Zambia.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Debt relief is the restoration of hope." – Caritas Zambia
✊ We demand:
✅ Grants, not loans
❌ No debt-for-climate swaps
🔁 End conditionality
Join the call for climate & debt justice this #Jubilee2025 📢
🔗 Read: www.cidse.org/2025/06/03/c...
✊ We demand:
✅ Grants, not loans
❌ No debt-for-climate swaps
🔁 End conditionality
Join the call for climate & debt justice this #Jubilee2025 📢
🔗 Read: www.cidse.org/2025/06/03/c...
Rules of conduct on our social media sites!
May 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Rules of conduct on our social media sites!
@devpeacedpcc.bsky.social has kept calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza; the release of hostages and prisoners; unhindered aid delivery; an arms embargo on #Israel; & an internationally mediated peace process, most recently in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney last week:
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Open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney | Development and Peace
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada calls Prime Minister Mark Carney to secure Canada’s role in building “a world guided by solidarity, justice, and sustainability.”
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May 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@devpeacedpcc.bsky.social has kept calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza; the release of hostages and prisoners; unhindered aid delivery; an arms embargo on #Israel; & an internationally mediated peace process, most recently in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney last week:
t.ly/N8LqS
t.ly/N8LqS
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada had the honour of welcoming to our offices Ambassador Ben Marc Diendéré, Canada’s Permanent Observer to the African Union and Special Envoy for Africa. We discussed our programming in Africa and Canada’s Africa Strategy with him.
May 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada had the honour of welcoming to our offices Ambassador Ben Marc Diendéré, Canada’s Permanent Observer to the African Union and Special Envoy for Africa. We discussed our programming in Africa and Canada’s Africa Strategy with him.
HALLELUJAH! HABEMUS PAPAM!
Congratulations to His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost on being elected the 237th pope. We join the global Catholic community in rejoicing the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
Congratulations to His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost on being elected the 237th pope. We join the global Catholic community in rejoicing the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
May 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
HALLELUJAH! HABEMUS PAPAM!
Congratulations to His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost on being elected the 237th pope. We join the global Catholic community in rejoicing the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
Congratulations to His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost on being elected the 237th pope. We join the global Catholic community in rejoicing the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
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✊🪧Let’s make 2025 a year of action for #DebtJustice!
With both #Jubilee2025 & #FfD4 taking place this year, will you join us in our fight for debt justice?
Check out our new toolkit for all the info on
👉 what’s happening
👉 why 2025 is so crucial
👉 how you can get involved.
ow.ly/CfFz50VOv9w
With both #Jubilee2025 & #FfD4 taking place this year, will you join us in our fight for debt justice?
Check out our new toolkit for all the info on
👉 what’s happening
👉 why 2025 is so crucial
👉 how you can get involved.
ow.ly/CfFz50VOv9w
May 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
✊🪧Let’s make 2025 a year of action for #DebtJustice!
With both #Jubilee2025 & #FfD4 taking place this year, will you join us in our fight for debt justice?
Check out our new toolkit for all the info on
👉 what’s happening
👉 why 2025 is so crucial
👉 how you can get involved.
ow.ly/CfFz50VOv9w
With both #Jubilee2025 & #FfD4 taking place this year, will you join us in our fight for debt justice?
Check out our new toolkit for all the info on
👉 what’s happening
👉 why 2025 is so crucial
👉 how you can get involved.
ow.ly/CfFz50VOv9w
@devpeacedpcc.bsky.social is proud to announce new funding from the Government of Canada to support projects with local partners that will directly reach over 215,000 people affected by conflicts in three countries over the next two years.
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New humanitarian projects to serve crisis-affected populations in Bangladesh, Sudan and Ukraine | Development and Peace
We are proud to announce new funding from the Government of Canada to support projects that will directly reach over 215,000 people affected by conflicts in three countries over the next two years.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@devpeacedpcc.bsky.social is proud to announce new funding from the Government of Canada to support projects with local partners that will directly reach over 215,000 people affected by conflicts in three countries over the next two years.
devp.org/en/wp_press_...
devp.org/en/wp_press_...
Join us for an online Rosary in memory of Pope Francis today at 6:00 PM ET 🙏
Register here: shorturl.at/eT0JA
Register here: shorturl.at/eT0JA
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Chapelet en mémoire du pape François - Rosary in memory of Pope Francis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Joignez-vous à nous pour un Chapelet en ligne, à la mémoire du pape François, que le Seigneur a rappelé à Lui. Dans une profonde communion spirituelle, nous prierons ensemble, en rendant hommage à la ...
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April 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Join us for an online Rosary in memory of Pope Francis today at 6:00 PM ET 🙏
Register here: shorturl.at/eT0JA
Register here: shorturl.at/eT0JA
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada salutes Malagasy people for the determination and initiative with which they have ensured the success of our programming in Madagascar. Learn more about our projects and initiatives through our report: devp.org/en/agroecolo...
Agroecology at the heart of our programming in Madagascar | Development and Peace
Learn more about our projects and initiatives through our report, Agroecology and self-help at the heart of the response to food and climate crises in Madagascar from 2017 to 2024.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada salutes Malagasy people for the determination and initiative with which they have ensured the success of our programming in Madagascar. Learn more about our projects and initiatives through our report: devp.org/en/agroecolo...
Join us for an online Rosary in memory of Pope Francis, whom the Lord has summoned. In deep spiritual communion, we will pray together and pay tribute to the life and ministry of our humble pastor, who was close to the poor and a witness to the Gospel.
Register: shorturl.at/82qAb
Register: shorturl.at/82qAb
April 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Join us for an online Rosary in memory of Pope Francis, whom the Lord has summoned. In deep spiritual communion, we will pray together and pay tribute to the life and ministry of our humble pastor, who was close to the poor and a witness to the Gospel.
Register: shorturl.at/82qAb
Register: shorturl.at/82qAb
As Pope Francis “enters the full embrace of God,” our executive director, Luke Stocking, contemplates “the gift of the Holy Father’s life and ministry to the world.”
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Farewell, Pope Francis | Development and Peace
As Pope Francis “enters the full embrace of God,” our executive director contemplates “the gift of the Holy Father’s life and ministry to the world.”
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April 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As Pope Francis “enters the full embrace of God,” our executive director, Luke Stocking, contemplates “the gift of the Holy Father’s life and ministry to the world.”
devp.org/en/farewell-...
devp.org/en/farewell-...
Since 2015, Venezuela has been plunged into a major social, political and economic crisis. This has caused nearly 7.9 million people to flee the country.
Please take some time to read the full report here: devp.org/en/venezuela...
Please take some time to read the full report here: devp.org/en/venezuela...
Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: a review of three projects | Development and Peace
Learn more about our multisectoral response to the humanitarian crisis of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia (2020-2024)
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April 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Since 2015, Venezuela has been plunged into a major social, political and economic crisis. This has caused nearly 7.9 million people to flee the country.
Please take some time to read the full report here: devp.org/en/venezuela...
Please take some time to read the full report here: devp.org/en/venezuela...
For a tiny fraction of Canada’s budget, international aid saves lives, builds stronger communities, and creates a more peaceful world. 🌍💪
Less conflict = more global stability — and more security at home. 🇨🇦
🔗 aidworks.biggerthanourborders.ca/en
#AidWorks #InternationalAid #CanadaForTheWorld
Less conflict = more global stability — and more security at home. 🇨🇦
🔗 aidworks.biggerthanourborders.ca/en
#AidWorks #InternationalAid #CanadaForTheWorld
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For a tiny fraction of Canada’s budget, international aid saves lives, builds stronger communities, and creates a more peaceful world. 🌍💪
Less conflict = more global stability — and more security at home. 🇨🇦
🔗 aidworks.biggerthanourborders.ca/en
#AidWorks #InternationalAid #CanadaForTheWorld
Less conflict = more global stability — and more security at home. 🇨🇦
🔗 aidworks.biggerthanourborders.ca/en
#AidWorks #InternationalAid #CanadaForTheWorld
Our Interim Executive Director Luke Stocking completed his Alberta/NWT tour to promote Share Lent with a special Solidarity Sunday Mass in Calgary.
April 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our Interim Executive Director Luke Stocking completed his Alberta/NWT tour to promote Share Lent with a special Solidarity Sunday Mass in Calgary.
Today, nearly half the world’s population is living in countries that are forced to spend more on repaying debts than on health, education or tackling the climate crisis.
April 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today, nearly half the world’s population is living in countries that are forced to spend more on repaying debts than on health, education or tackling the climate crisis.
On March 28, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck #Myanmar. UN estimates were placing the death toll at over 1,700.
We have made an immediate allocation of $50,000 to assist local partners. We are calling Canadians to donate.
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We have made an immediate allocation of $50,000 to assist local partners. We are calling Canadians to donate.
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Myanmar earthquake: your help is urgently needed | Development and Peace
Our partners are ready to bring urgent aid and relief to thousands affected by the deadly Myanmar earthquake, but the scale of the disaster means that they will need all the help you can offer.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On March 28, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck #Myanmar. UN estimates were placing the death toll at over 1,700.
We have made an immediate allocation of $50,000 to assist local partners. We are calling Canadians to donate.
devp.org/en/myanmar-e...
We have made an immediate allocation of $50,000 to assist local partners. We are calling Canadians to donate.
devp.org/en/myanmar-e...
CIDSE has released the following statement, expressing concerns about new Peruvian laws that prohibit NGOs from offering legal aid to anyone challenging the government in court and empower the state to censor and intimidate them and impede their work.
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Freedom and rights of civil society under threat in Peru | Development and Peace
CIDSE warns that regressive legal reforms recently instituted in Peru threaten civil society groups’ ability to support marginalized communities in their struggles against injustice.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
CIDSE has released the following statement, expressing concerns about new Peruvian laws that prohibit NGOs from offering legal aid to anyone challenging the government in court and empower the state to censor and intimidate them and impede their work.
devp.org/en/civil-soc...
devp.org/en/civil-soc...
USAID's cuts to international aid are a setback for global development. Canada must step up and mitigate these impacts to ensure continued support for those who need it most. 🌍
Read the full article here: devp.org/en/usaid-cut...
Read the full article here: devp.org/en/usaid-cut...
Canada must mitigate “reckless,” life-threatening USAID cuts | Development and Peace
As the U.S. president advised by an oligarch defies logic and evidence to gut USAID, Canada must give and do more to stave off the catastrophe that the loss of the world’s largest provider of internat...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
USAID's cuts to international aid are a setback for global development. Canada must step up and mitigate these impacts to ensure continued support for those who need it most. 🌍
Read the full article here: devp.org/en/usaid-cut...
Read the full article here: devp.org/en/usaid-cut...
Thanks to a $387,895 grant and the financial support of the
financier du ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social, with our partners in Haiti, is helping women farmers access reliable irrigation!
shorturl.at/EYhN3
financier du ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social, with our partners in Haiti, is helping women farmers access reliable irrigation!
shorturl.at/EYhN3
Water, source of life: a new breath of life for women’s agriculture in Haiti | Development and Peace
As longtime QSF partners of the Government of Quebec, we are honoured to renew our participation in the program trought a project in Haiti.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thanks to a $387,895 grant and the financial support of the
financier du ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social, with our partners in Haiti, is helping women farmers access reliable irrigation!
shorturl.at/EYhN3
financier du ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social, with our partners in Haiti, is helping women farmers access reliable irrigation!
shorturl.at/EYhN3
📸 Scenes from the OECTA Conference in Toronto! 🌟
We had an incredible time connecting with Catholic teachers from across the province at our booth, sharing our mission of solidarity and global justice. A huge thank you to OECTA for hosting such an inspiring event! 🙌💙
We had an incredible time connecting with Catholic teachers from across the province at our booth, sharing our mission of solidarity and global justice. A huge thank you to OECTA for hosting such an inspiring event! 🙌💙
March 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📸 Scenes from the OECTA Conference in Toronto! 🌟
We had an incredible time connecting with Catholic teachers from across the province at our booth, sharing our mission of solidarity and global justice. A huge thank you to OECTA for hosting such an inspiring event! 🙌💙
We had an incredible time connecting with Catholic teachers from across the province at our booth, sharing our mission of solidarity and global justice. A huge thank you to OECTA for hosting such an inspiring event! 🙌💙
🌍💪 Exciting news! Our Francophone Youth Representative, Brenda Arakaza, is attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations! 🎉
March 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌍💪 Exciting news! Our Francophone Youth Representative, Brenda Arakaza, is attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations! 🎉