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KAIROS is committed to a new relationship with Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the globe, a relationship based on mutual respect, equity and the full realization of Indigenous peoples’ rights. Core to this commitment is the principled implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) calls the “framework for reconciliation”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A major driver of human trafficking is neoliberalism, the dominant economic model of our time. It relentlessly promotes the assumption that creating wealth for those businesses and individuals who are already well-off will “trickle down” to those in greatest need. […] Pope Francis has implored us to “promote a new way of thinking about human beings, life, society and our relationship with nature”.

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.

The World Day for Consecrated Life marks its 25th anniversary, on February 2nd, 2021. In the context of the pandemic, the Canadian Religious Conference is happy to offer a video to support the celebration of consecrated life by proposing a Liturgy of the Word, featuring songs, testimonies and invitations for communal sharing.

“To all consecrated persons, we draw close to you on the eve of a day dear to us, and to all consecrated men and women. A day dedicated to our wonderful vocation that makes God’s love for men, woman and the entire universe shine forth in various ways.” […]