News from the Chancery is published each week to share information and upcoming events with the people of the Diocese of Victoria.
We have three items to share with you today:
1) Next week, the Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops will gather for its annual meeting, bringing together 79 Bishops to deliberate, discern, and discuss the life of the Church in Canada. For more information on the Plenary and some of the topics that will be discussed this year, please visit https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/catholic-bishops-of-canada-gather-for-the-annual-meeting-of-the-plenary-assembly/
2) The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) is an agency of the Holy See which provides pastoral and humanitarian support throughout the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India, and Eastern Europe. The Canadian branch of CNEWA is launching a campaign to raise $600,000 to supply ten hospitals in Ukraine with medical equipment, hygiene products and transportation. For more information, and to donate, please visit https://cnewa.org/ca/where-we-work/eastern-europe/ukraine/
3) On Saturday, September 28, at 10:30 am, Development and Peace — Caritas Canada will hold a national launch webinar for their “Reaping Our Rights” campaign. This campaign invites Canadians to stand in solidarity with peasant communities, who, despite feeding much of the world, struggle to protect their lands and livelihoods from pollution, land-grabbing, and the effects of climate change. For more information and to register, please visit https://devp.org/en/campaign/reaping-our-rights/.
