Development and Peace (The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace) is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Development and Peace is a membership-led organization supported by parish collections, individual donations and government grants, principally from the Canadian International Development Agency.
To view the special edition of our diocesan newspaper, focusing on Development and Peace, click here. The issue appeared in early 2017.
To visit the website of Development and Peace, please click here: for English-language users https://www.devp.org/en and French-language users https://www.devp.org/fr.
This campaign calls on us to reflect on the profound meaning of peace by discovering the importance of dialogue as a means for reconciliation and for the construction of peace.
Together, let us continue to believe that peace, human dignity and justice can triumph.
To learn more about this year's Share Lent campaign, and to get involved, please visit https://www.devp.org/en/sharelent2018.
Bishop Fabbro's Statement about Share Lent 2018 Campaign
CCODP is the development arm of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is through this campaign and your generosity that CCODP, on behalf of Catholics across Canada, contributes to projects that alleviate poverty in developing countries and offers educational opportunities to Catholics here at home. The theme of the 2018 campaign is Together for Peace. It is about ‘knocking down walls to build bridges’ through “dialogue”.
As your Bishop, I ask that you generously donate to the Share Lent Campaign in your parish in order that CCODP can continue to support projects that will better the lives of people in different parts of the world. This year, I also invite you to consider becoming a year-round contributor to the work of CCODP by pledging a monthly contribution. Those who wish to learn more about the 2018 campaign and Share Year-Round monthly giving can visit the CCODP website at www.devp.org and www.devp.org/shareyearround.
Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, C.S.B.
Bishop of London
As part of the Development and Peace Jubilee campaign celebrating 50 years, Development and Peace chose to look to the future. After highlighting the role of women at the heart of change in their Share Lent campaign, they are building on this momentum to focus on women’s role in building peace.
Beginning last fall, Development and Peace heralds the positive peace built by women. This campaign invites Canadians to learn more about the vital role women play in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
Supporting women is supporting peace!
By giving to Development and Peace, you are contributing directly to building a more just world. Your gift will increase the quality of life and human dignity of the world’s poorest.
A charitable donation receipt for tax purposes will be automatically sent to you by email when you make a donation. For monthly donors, a charitable tax receipt will be sent to you by mail in February of the coming year.
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