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Catholic charities mobilize to bring hope to Colombia’s earthquake victims

Catholic charities mobilize to bring hope to Colombia’s earthquake victims

Groups coordinating emergency aid

Susan Korah · August 13, 2026

The earthquake that shook Colombia Aug. 10 registered 7.4 on the Richter scale, but the damage it caused was far more severe than the number would indicate, say eyewitnesses.
Canadian aid helps Sierra Leone's women, disabled

Canadian aid helps Sierra Leone's women, disabled

Quinton Amundson · June 11, 2026

Canadian Christian and Catholic charitable organizations like CAUSE Canada and Development and Peace – Caritas Canada are seeing fruits from their efforts to support women and people living with disabilities in Sierra Leone.
Development & Peace seeks end to international aid cuts

Development & Peace seeks end to international aid cuts

Canada can help build a more peaceful world with increased aid

Susan Korah · June 8, 2026

Melissa Torres is an immigrant from Honduras. Now living in Montreal where she leads a non-profit organization dedicated to art and language education, and an art therapy program for children with physical and psychological challenges, she keeps in close touch with the extended family she left behind.
Development and Peace tackles debt with Solidarity Sunday collection

Development and Peace tackles debt with Solidarity Sunday collection

Luke Mandato · April 4, 2025

Development and Peace-Caritas Canada's  Solidarity Sunday is aiming to "Turn Debt into Hope." Its Share Lent campaign will culminate April 6 as Catholics from across the country are called to show their charity through the national collection.
D&P petition launched to hold companies accountable abroad

D&P petition launched to hold companies accountable abroad

Canadian Catholic News · March 21, 2025

Although Canadian corporations face strict regulations at home, their foreign operations are a different story. Development and Peace–Caritas Canada is trying to change that with a petition calling for stronger corporate accountability laws.
D&P aid enables Haitian partners’ work

D&P aid enables Haitian partners’ work

Susan Korah · April 19, 2024

“Just going to work is an act of bravery. Our partners on the ground in Haiti are working in a very difficult context,” Mary Durran, the Montreal-based program officer responsible for Latin America (including Haiti) for the Catholic charity Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, told The Catholic Register. “Yet they continue to be the advocates of the poorest people suffering violence and hunger, and inform international organizations such as ours.”
Catholic aid critical as Gaza crisis deepens

Catholic aid critical as Gaza crisis deepens

Humanitarian catastrophe looms, aid agencies say

Susan Korah · March 20, 2024

Staring death, destruction and starvation in the face on a daily basis, Christians in Gaza are staying steadfast to their commitment to love and serve, sharing ever-dwindling resources with their Muslim neighbours, report employees of two Catholic charities active in the Middle East.
D&P harnesses film to spread social justice

D&P harnesses film to spread social justice

Luke Mandato · March 13, 2024

The Diocese of Hamilton and Development and Peace - Caritas Canada are harnessing the power of film to educate people on social issues across the globe in a casual yet engaging way.