Development and Peace
Bishops clear Development and Peace on Lifesite allegations
Dennis Gruending
Canada’s bishops have rejected allegations that the Catholic aid agency Development and Peace (D&P) provides money to organizations or projects in Mexico that promote abortion. The bishops created D&P in 1967 to support projects in poor countries and to undertake development education in Canada and two bishops sit on D&P’s board. The string of [...]
The Development and Peace “Scandal”: The Catholic Church and Women’s Rights
In late March, several religious right organizations - including Priests for Life Canada, LifeSiteNews, and Social Conservatives United - broke the story that the official international aid agency of the Canadian Catholic church, Development and Peace, was funding NGOs in developing countries which were, among other things, pro-choice. The resulting outcry was enough that the [...]
