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For over 60 years Catholic communities for consecrated life have been at the heart of CECI, the Center for International Studies and Cooperation.  However, most people are unaware of how deeply rooted and extensive our partnership is. Together our work for international solidarity stretches far beyond mere financial transactions. Over the years we have collaborated on many different levels and in many different spheres to fight against poverty, exclusion and inequalities.

Eight Quebec university students, who enrolled in the CATHII at the UN project, will participate in the virtual sessions of the 65th conference of the UN Commission on the Status of Women this coming March. They will thus be able to experience major forums for discussion on a variety of topics, especially those related to justice and human trafficking.

Faced with the dramatic situation that Haiti has been going through for several months now, the CRC has decided to call on the Canadian government to defend democratic values by openly and clearly denouncing the dictatorial regime established by President Jovenel Moïse in Haiti.

Srs. Maura McGrath, CND, and Pauline Lally, SP, representatives of the Canadian Religious Conference on the KAIROS steering committee, have a message of hope and solidarity to share, on this eve of the Lenten season. Together, the CRC through KAIROS works for ecological justice and human rights.

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is saddened to announce the death of Sister Margaret Kane on January 30, 2021 in her 62nd year as a Sister of St Joseph. She ministered as an educator, rooted in faith and the love of the congregation. She was elected the General Superior of the Hamilton Community in 1999 and was well known for her facilitation of chapters, spiritual direction and formation work.

In preparation for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will be held from January 18th and January 25th, 2021, the CRC is delighted to have two consecrated persons, Sr. Gill Goulding, CJ, and Sr. Pauline Boilard, MIC, share their journeys and involvement in ecumenism. Through these testimonies, we will embark on an ecumenical journey which will take us from Scotland to Toronto and from Hong Kong to Montreal.

The Daughters of Wisdom of Canada (DW-FDLS) have launched a book, Le désir de servir (The Desire to Serve), which tells the rich history of the congregation on Canadian soil for over 135 years. They have also launched a web site entirely dedicated to their commitments at home and abroad. This double launch in virtual mode brings to an end a four-year long adventure for historians Chantal Gauthier and France Lord who went back in time and highlighted important moments in the history of the Canadian entity.

Since July 1st the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) of Quebec have had a new leadership team.  Sr. Denise Riel accepted the position of provincial animator for a second term.

“Our vocation goes back to Blessed Charles de Foucauld, that of a hidden life, shared between prayer and attention to those around him, especially those most in need, those who had little access to the presence of Jesus. […] Following in his footsteps in 2020 Toronto we try as best we can to live the same mysterious call, in the presence of Jesus of Nazareth.”