STANDING FOR THE LAND IN HONDURAS Honduras’s diverse ecosystems, fertile lands and rich natural resources attract many profiteering enterprises that overexploit the land to no benefit for local communities.
Development & Peace-Caritas Canada supports Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Read more
Colombia: Defence of land and territory.
Colombia is home to nearly 10 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, yet it is also one of the most dangerous countries for people defending their land and territory against exploitation. Development and Read more
To delegates at the 4th World Meeting of Popular Movements, Pope Francis said, “…you have the ability and the courage to create hope where there appears to be only waste and exclusion.”
These are the words that inspired the Read more
Established in 1967, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is the official international solidarity organization of the Catholic Church in Canada. We partner with organizations in the Global South that promote alternatives to unjust social, political and economic structures Read more
Earthquake Survivors in Turkey and Syria need your support! Our partners in the Caritas family are already mobilized on the frontlines, providing blankets, food and emergency shelter for families who find themselves on the streets. But the needs are Read more
Development & Peace – Caritas Canada invites you to join us for the launch of our Lenten Workshop “Stand for the Land” on Saturday, February 18, 1:00pm-3:00pm, at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 859 Barnardo Ave. Peterborough, ON. Bishop Miehm Read more
The poor among us in the world are: the 90% of farmers who produce crops for local sale and are stifled rather than assisted by free trade laws, children who have lost their parents to AIDS, suicide in the Read more
The poor among us in Canada are: Aboriginal people whose traditional community supports have been eroded along with their hunting and fishing habitats, single parents who try valiantly to raise their children as citizens with more promise and possibility Read more
The Pro-Life Banner has been passed to St. Luke’s Church in Downeyville. n Wednesday September 14 a presentation will be held in St. Luke’s parish hall from 7:00pm-8:30pm by Ruth Coghill, author of Unborn. Untold: True stories of Abortion Read more
Major new Development and Peace (D&P) project launched in the Sahel Region of Africa After months of planning, studies and consultations involving local partners and communities, D&P launched a major food security project in Africa’s Sahel region. Activities under Read more