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Bishop Stephen Hero's Letter for Share Lent and Solidarity Sunday - Turn Debt into Hope (English)
Lettre de l'évêque Stephen Hero pour le Carême de partage et le dimanche de solidarité - Transformez la dette en espoir (français)
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On 1 March 2025, DPCC will launch its annual Share Lent Campaign. This year’s Campaign is inspired by Pope Francis’ call to redress economic injustices that cause poverty. In the Bull of Indiction Spes Non Confundit, Pope Francis remarks “Hope should be granted to the billions of the poor who often lack the essentials of life” and “the goods of the Earth are not destined for a privileged few but for everyone,” thus “let us commit ourselves to remedy the remote causes of injustice, settling unjust and unpayable debts....” (16-18).
Inspired by the Holy Father’s call and in communion with him, DPCC will direct all monies collected this year to Caritas Internationalis’ “Turn Debt into Hope” Campaign.
For your information and possible distribution in your diocese/eparchy, as well as possible inclusion on your diocesan/eparchial website, DPCC wishes to provide you with the following links to its 2025 Share Lent Campaign, which includes information on educational opportunities, events, and fundraising:
EN: https://devp.org/en/campaign/turn-debt-into-hope/
FR: https://devp.org/fr/campaign/transformer-la-dette-en-espoir/
​​THE RIGHTS OF RURAL AND PEASANT COMMUNITIES
Everywhere on Earth, and especially in the Global South, impoverished populations are facing growing challenges due to climate change, land grabbing, resource theft, soil contamination and armed conflict.
Rural populations are particularly affected by these upheavals, and Development and Peace — Caritas Canada supports them in defending their rights to life, land, water, biodiversity, justice, health, participation, decent livelihoods, a healthy environment and more.
Together, let’s Create Hope and work toward Reaping our Rights.
*This offer is valid until the matching fund of $160,000 endowed by some generous individuals and religious communities runs out.
BECOME A SHARE YEAR-ROUND DONOR
Update from Gaza
Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada is raising funds for the Palestinian people besieged in the southern Gaza Strip, who are in urgent need of help.
Facing a near-total blockade and ongoing bombardment, our partner Caritas Jerusalem urgently needs help to provide food, water, shelter, hygiene kits, healthcare and psychosocial support to the wounded, the displaced and the bereaved.
So, as you join Pope Francis in praying that “weapons be silenced” and that “the cry for peace” is heeded, we invite you to give generously to help our sisters and brothers in Gaza.
Click here to donate directly (to Gaza Emergency)
GROW HOPE SASKATCHEWAN
There are 828 million people in our world who go hungry each day. As Catholics, we can act in solidarity through our local and faith-based fundraiser, Grow Hope Saskatchewan. Local SK farmers with your financial support grow crops for sale and give proceeds to those in need. It costs $350 to grow an acre of food. Funds raised through the sale of the crop fight hunger through emergency food relief, support for young mothers, and local agricultural projects. Donations of any amount are welcome. Write cheques to Development and Peace, 555 René-Lévesque Blvd West, 8th Floor, Montreal QC, H2Z 1B1 – please write in the Memo: “Grow Hope SK.” Click here to support the project online or visit www.growhopesk.ca for more info.
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