
Inspiration and connection at the 2024 National Youth Assembly
The next-generation leaders of the Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada movement gathered in Montreal to network, learn, share, contemplate and chart the course of our youth mission.

The next-generation leaders of the Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada movement gathered in Montreal to network, learn, share, contemplate and chart the course of our youth mission.

A youngster draws on her parents’ example and the inspiration of kindly elders to understand what keeps some people committed to Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada.

Renamed in honour of a departed former executive director, Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada’s Youth Ambassador Program offers exceptional young people the opportunity to lead changemaking and learn from changemakers.

As one of over a million pilgrims at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, our Manitoba and Thunder Bay animator found that the Caritas connection sparked many conversations and inspirations among old and new friends from around the world.

Raquel Soto, our first Share Lent 2023 solidarity visitor in five years, came from Colombia to share her message of hope and inspire us with her peasant woman’s quest for defending her territory poetically through filmmaking. Here’s a look at the Quebec leg of her visit.

Delegates gathered from across Canada for intellectual, spiritual and gastronomic feasting at the 2023 Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada Youth Assembly.

Youth rep Nicole Forestell shares her experiences at the Casa Velha camp, in Portugal, which included reconnecting with the earth and personal and group reflections.

Development and Peace’s Schools Program is helping young people understand, question and resist the unjust global systems that perpetuate poverty and inequity.

Are you between 25 and 40 years old? Are you an active member of Development and Peace?Do you want to have an unforgettable experience? A
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