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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

“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

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.

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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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

@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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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...

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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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. E...

"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...

Rules of conduct on our social media sites!

Thanks, @anitaanand.bsky.social and MarkCarney, for these encouraging words. But it’s time to back them with courageous actions, including sanctions, embargos and stronger measures as needed. #Canada can and must end #Israel’s impunity and its carnage in #Gaza and the #WestBank now!

Joint statement from the leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law.

We also laud #Canada, #France and the #UnitedKingdom on finally resolving to “not stand by” and to respond with “concrete actions” if #Israel “does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid.”
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Joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slove...

We therefore commend #Canada and its 22 peer donor countries for demanding that #Israel “allow a full resumption of aid into Gaza immediately and enable the UN and humanitarian organizations to work independently and impartially to save lives….”
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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.”

@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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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.

Long may the servant of the servants of God remain a moral beacon to the world. Development and Peace - Caritas Canada looks forward to continuing to strive for justice, peace and human dignity under the Holy Father’s vision, inspiration and leadership.

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.

✊🪧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.
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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.

@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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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 ...

Join us for an online Rosary in memory of Pope Francis today at 6:00 PM ET 🙏
Register here: shorturl.at/eT0JA

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.

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

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.”

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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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)

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...

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

Our Interim Executive Director Luke Stocking completed his Alberta/NWT tour to promote Share Lent with a special Solidarity Sunday Mass in Calgary.

Together, let’s ensure future generations do not have to pay the price of an unjust debt.

Sign the jubilee petition now! devp.org/.../turn-deb...

With more than 100 countries in the Global South facing a debt crisis, we must act to stop this by cancelling and restructuring unjust and unsustainable debt and prevent other debt crises from happening again by addressing their root causes.

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.

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.

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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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.

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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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...

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...

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.

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!

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📸 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! 🙌💙