Political instability and violence in Haiti: our partners’ reflections
The Haitian people are currently facing one of the most serious crises in their history. We asked our partners to share their thoughts and experiences.
Christians in Gaza: choosing life amidst chaos
Gaza’s only Catholic church has become a refuge for a dwindling but defiant community that is hanging on to peace and hope even as Israeli bombs and shells are raining death and destruction all around it.
Statement against abusive “deportations” in El Seibo
As armed gangs continue to run amok and consolidate their control on Haiti, Haitians are living in fear are fleeing their communities, some to the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
Weekly reflection for March 24, 2024 – 6th Sunday of Lent | Palm Sunday
Readings Isaiah 50:4-7Psalm (21 (22), 8-9, 17-18a, 19-20, 22c-24a)Philippians 2:6-11Mark 14:1 – 15:47Mark 15:1-39 (short reading) The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.― Isaiah 50:4 Resilience in times of trial By Hadrien Gayap, Youth Ambassador in New-Brunswick Palm Sunday […]
Gaza crisis: joint statement by Caritas agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand
With Israel remaining intransigent about invading Rafah despite the entreaties of the prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the Caritas agencies of these three countries urge their governments to do more to secure peace in Gaza.
National council steps into its mandate for renewal
Members of Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada’s national council went on a week-long retreat to seek inspiration, build consensus and develop strategies for taking the organization forward in its chosen new directions.
Inspiration and connection at the 2024 National Youth Assembly
The next-generation leaders of the Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada movement gathered in Montreal to network, learn, share, contemplate and chart the course of our youth mission.
Weekly reflection for March 17, 2024 – 5th Sunday of Lent
Readings Jeremiah 31:31-34Psalm 51:3-4, 12-15Hebrews 5:7-9John 12:20-33 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.― John 12:24 The need to create hope and reap solidarity in our lives By Marina Bonnin, Youth Ambassador […]
Weekly reflection for March 10, 2024 – 4th Sunday of Lent
Readings Second Chronicles 36: 14-16, 19-23 Psalm 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. ― John 3:16 God’s love for humanity and our interconnectedness By Patricia Walsh Warren, Animator for Newfoundland […]