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September 20, 2015

D&P goes back to the basics

Somalis have for thousands of years lived as nomads, driving their cattle, goats and camels from one pasture to the next. Climate change spells the end of this way of life for most.

Climate change has refocused the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace’s commitments in Africa and worldwide.

Published in Special Report from Africa
September 18, 2015

Catholic bishops, organizations join forces to help Syrian refugees

CNEWA Canada national director Carl Hetu; CCODP's new executive director David Leduc; and ACN executive director Marie-Claude Lalonde have joined forces to appeal for aid for Syrian refugees. They worked out their joint news release while attending the CCCB plenary as observers Sept. 14-15.

OTTAWA - For the first time, several Catholic aid agencies are joining with the Canadian bishops to mount a joint appeal to raise funds to help Syrian refugees.

Published in Canada
September 16, 2015

Action demanded on refugees

A Syrian refugee woman cries as she carries her baby through the mud to cross the border from Greece into Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni Sept. 10. Canadian Church leaders and organizations are demanding a stronger Canadian response to the refugee crisis.

Church leaders and organizations are demanding stronger action from the Canadian government in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

Published in International
September 3, 2015

D&P fall campaign tackles the spiritual and political sides of climate change

Smoke billows from the American Electric Power’s coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plan in New Haven, W.Va. Development and Peace has launched its fall campaign to combat climate change.

On the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation on Sept. 1, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace launched its fall campaign demanding action on climate change.

Published in Canada
July 31, 2015

D&P, bishops developing protocol to deal with social media attacks

Development and Peace will create a Canadian version of the statement of principles that U.S.-based Catholic Relief Services released after facing criticism from bloggers on social media.
The Canadian bishops and their development agency are developing a statement of principles in the hope of heading off future social media attacks.

The Canadian Catholic Organizations for Development and Peace will model its statement of principles on the “CRS Guiding Principles” developed by the American Catholic aid agency Catholic Relief Services.

Published in Canada
July 29, 2015

D&P names David Leduc its new executive director

David Leduc is the incoming executive director for the Canadian bishop's development agency. He takes over from Michael Casey who held the position for 10 years.

MONTREAL - The Canadian bishops' development agency has named its newest leader.

Published in Canada
May 31, 2015

Romeo Maoine was a man of Catholic action

Romeo Maoine meets Pope John Paul II. Mr. Maoine was the first director of Development and Peace. He died May 12.

Romeo Maione was all talk but it was glorious talk, talk that made things happen. Mr. Maione used every podium and platform he could find to make the Church real and alive in the world.

Published in Canada
May 23, 2015

Romeo Maoine was a man of Catholic action

Romeo Maoine meets Pope John Paul II. Mr. Maoine was the first director of Development and Peace. He died May 12.

Romeo Maione was all talk but it was glorious talk, talk that made things happen. Mr. Maione used every podium and platform he could find to make the Church real and alive in the world.

Published in Canada
May 22, 2015

Youth leadership conference celebrates Catholic education

Chanelle Robinson, right, poses with fellow OCSLC volunteers, Sophia Mutuc, left, and Natalie Rosedale, middle.

LONDON, Ont. - Every other year, student trustees from across Ontario meet in a designated city for a weekend of faith, fellowship and leadership development.

Published in Youth Speak News
May 19, 2015

D&P's Nepal aid tops $600,000

Father Ignatius Rai, vicar of Assumption Parish in Lalitpur, Nepal, chats May 9 with 85-year old Padam Kumari Magar, who had crawled out unscathed from the rubble of her stone home on Baretol Mountain after the April 25 earthquake.

The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has so far collected $600,800 for relief efforts in Nepal.

The development arm of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development will match all funds collected by May 25.

Published in International
May 18, 2015

Philippines relocation of storm victims like ‘Siberian gulags’

This photo taken Feb. 10, 2014 from the home of Emmanuel and Maria Rosevilla Margate shows homes left in ruins in Tacloban, Philippines. The family huddled together in their block home Nov. 8, 2013, as Typhoon Haiyan made shambles of many homes in their community.

While Philippines President Benigno Aquino III was in Ottawa signing a May 8 agreement to govern how more than $90 million in Canadian aid is spent, the Canadian bishops’ development agency was holding community meetings in the Philippines trying to ensure local people get new permanent homes close to their jobs, family and community.

Published in International
May 2, 2015

Canada's bishops, D&P launch emergency campaign for Nepal

A man carrying goods walks along a street with houses that were destroyed by an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, in this April 30 photo.

OTTAWA - Canada's Catholic bishops and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (D&P) have launched a joint emergency campaign to help earthquake victims in Nepal.

Published in Canada
April 19, 2015

10 years at D&P helm an ‘enriching’ experience for Casey

Among the Development and Peace accomplishments under Michael Casey has been $21.5 million raised to help rebuild Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.

Ten years of fighting off friendly fire attacks from the pro-life movement and politically motivated budget cuts from Ottawa has left outgoing Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace executive director Michael Casey feeling inspired, consoled, hopeful and at peace.

Published in Canada
April 2, 2015

Going hungry to help feed the poor

Ryan Worms and Luke Stocking are enjoying a piece of bread and a bowl of soup together.

What makes it possible is doing it together. Since Ash Wednesday, a colleague and I have been fasting — taking only one meal of soup and bread a day.

Published in Guest Columns
March 29, 2015

Priest advocates for peace in Colombia

Fr. Jesus Alberto Franco wears two bracelets as reminders of the marginalized Colombian people.

Nobody has shot at Fr. Jesus Alberto Franco since Feb. 13, 2013. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the situation in Colombia is getting better.

Published in International
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