In his Lenten message this year, Pope Leo invited Catholics worldwide to use this period of Lent to listen, fast and come together as a community in Christ. Pope Leo says, “Dear friends, let us ask for the grace of a Lent that leads us to greater attentiveness to God and to the least among us. Let […]
Category Archives: Chile
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Jan
Jan
After the great feedback following last year’s Lent and Advent Companions, we have prepared another booklet for 2026 to enrich your daily prayer and practice. Our Lent Companion: Waiting, Walking, Rising is a small booklet of short but profound daily reflections that supporters can pray with as they walk from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. […]
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Dec
Dec
Your sponsorship can become the steady encouragement that helps them keep climbing.
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Nov
Nov
In his letter to the faithful for World Day of the Poor, the Holy Father points to the marginal places that offer the most promise for tomorrow’s world.
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Oct
Oct
When it comes to generosity, you can really bleat expectations when you give one of 13 new goat characters through our gift catalogue. These charming animated goats will put a smile on your face while giving children and families the items they need most.
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Sep
Sep
Eleuterio is 76 years old and lives with his wife, Nora, in a humble, rented home in Arica, Chile. It’s a busy household of nine people and three generations. Throughout his lifetime, he slowly built his life with intention, never imagining that soon he would start from scratch all over again. The couple lives with […]
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Jul
Jul
For Verónica, Chalice’s Arica site director, Leonor has been a cheerful and wise friend for almost thirty years. She met the then 76-year-old Leonor in 1997 when she was starting to prepare Chalice sponsorship applications for the burgeoning Arica site, which would open in 2000. “Doña Leonor” was one of the first elders sponsored through […]
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Apr
Apr
Eva thought she had very few options. She had left school in grade seven and became a young mother. But the Santiago sponsor site in Chile has been with her from the moment her daughter, Ashley, was born, and has never left her side. Ashley was sponsored as soon as she was born, and today, […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s time for an Advent countdown! Pope Francis has announced that the 2025 Jubilee Year will focus on one powerful theme- Hope. In preparation for this special year, he has asked us to pray and prepare our hearts throughout 2024. And with all the Christmas chaos…. a little extra dose of hope in the weeks […]
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Oct
Oct
Through the ‘While We Wait’ fund, the child and their family can begin participating in the program from the moment they’re enrolled.
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