Funding request: $17,068.75 CAD Critical Need: CN-PPS0926 Earlier this year, the family had just stepped out to buy groceries when neighbours alerted them that their small home was on fire, likely caused by a short circuit. With no water source at home to fight the flames, the family could only watch as everything they owned […]
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Funding request: $6,144.85 CAD Critical Need: CN-PTT0926 Fourteen-year-old Yosh is a kind, sociable student-athlete from Tondo, Philippines, who balances his studies with a love for basketball. Friendly and easygoing, he loves joking around with his sister and cousin. He lives in a home shared with his extended family, where his mother works as a cashier […]
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Funding request: $2,648.51 CAD Critical Need: CN-BPC0926 Viviana is a cheerful, warm mother of three from Cochabamba, Bolivia, who loves cooking and spending time with her children, Sofia, Raul Emiliano, and Valentina. She raises them on her own, taking on cleaning jobs, baking treats to sell outside their school, and cooking on weekends at a […]
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Funding request: $1,984.23 CAD Critical Need: CN-BTC0926 Eleven-year-old Jheyson lives with severe multiple disabilities in Sacaba, Bolivia, surrounded by the love of his parents and four siblings. He enjoys playing with toy cars and watching videos on a cell phone when he gets the chance, and he often brightens his family’s day with his smile, […]
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This past Saturday, October 17, we marked The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. We take this day to reflect on efforts worldwide to protect human rights, dignity, and peace. The United Nations have given 2026 the theme of “Safe Homes for All,” because a reliable home is the foundation of secure, safe, and […]
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Our Wa site in northern Ghana is taking this year’s World Food Day theme of “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow” to heart. Their innovation this year, thanks to Chalice supporters, was to build mechanized borehole wells to five schools who previously had no source of water. The wells transformed their daily lives at once. They relieved […]
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There is a definite change in the air. While no single moment marked the transition, you can feel it — the morning air smells a little crisper, the sun sets a bit earlier, and the leaves are beginning their annual, vibrant transformation. While some of us try to hold onto the last remnants of the […]
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Our Advent companion is back with 26 daily Scripture reflections penned by the Chalice team, including Father Pat. The first Sunday of Advent 2026 falls on Sunday, November 29. Each day, read a thoughtful reflection on the Gospel of that day. Reflection show how God’s Word can touch our hearts in different but unifying ways. […]
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Our Nandom sponsor site continues to bring Our Lady to the airwaves across northern Ghana. Thanks to supporters of their site through Chalice, they can use airtime that reaches many homes in their community and beyond. Every evening, Members of a prayer group in St. Theresa’s Minor Basilica Parish, which shares offices with the Nandom […]
Across many cultures, aging carries a deep sense of honour. Elders are treasured as revered custodians of wisdom, cultural heritage, and spiritual strength, whose devotion shapes entire generations. Throughout Asia, caring for aging parents is a sacred moral duty, a meaningful return of the lifelong sacrifices they made for others. Across Africa, grandparents anchor multi-generational […]