Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
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Solidarity fund takes aim at Ethiopia’s needs
COVID, plus civil war and years of crippling drought, have dimmed the prospects for democracy in Ethiopia, made the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees more difficult, devastated the country’s basic social infrastructure of schools, hospitals, clinics and social services.
More than a book, it’s a way of life
A book is not going to save the planet, so editors Simon Appolloni and Rebecca Rathbone teamed up with 38 young writers to produce something more.
Social justice just a way of life
Janelle Delorme was practically born into social justice activism. At 12 she participated in her first ThinkFast with the Development and Peace club at her school.
Forced labour law doesn’t go far enough
A new law requiring Canadian companies to report on possible forced labour in their supply chains is not good enough for Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, despite promises from federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan to follow up with a second law banning imports made with child and forced labour.
The art of work
Vince Pietropaolo’s lens points us to who built Canada.
Hope motivates Southdown
In the name of mental health and the healing ministry of the Church, the Southdown Institute gathered a bushel or two of its best friends at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery in Toronto’s Columbus Centre for its annual fundraising dinner on May 11.
Concerns still surround Caritas upon relaunch
With a new president in place, Caritas Internationalis is out of the Vatican’s penalty box and back on the ice. And for Development and Peace-Caritas Canada executive director Carl Hétu, the relaunch of the world’s second largest humanitarian aid network’s central co-ordinating office in Rome is good news.
Archdiocese of Toronto welcomes seven new priests
Seven men handed their lives over to service in the Church, service to the Eucharist, service to the Gospel at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto on Saturday, May 13.
Universities increasingly go international
King’s University College principal David Malloy found something more precious than gold on an April trip to India — students.
For the love of a mother
Rose of Sharon aids in turning young ladies into loving moms.