Category Archives: Zambia

Help Mercy Receive the Surgery She Needs to Live Without Pain Kawambwa, Zambia

Funding request: $1,747.70 CAD Critical Need: CN-ZKK0226 Mercy is a bright and friendly 17-year-old who enjoys spending time with her friends and attending youth activities at church. She is currently in Grade 10 after successfully passing her national examinations, and she dreams of continuing her education and building a hopeful future. Mercy comes from a […]

Hope and Protection for a Courageous Girl, Kawambwa, Zambia

Funding request: $3,408.03CAD Critical Need: CN-ZKK1225 Sharon is a gentle and determined young girl living with albinism, a condition that makes her especially vulnerable to the harsh rays of the sun. Now in Grade 6 at St. Odilia Special School, she dreams of becoming a nurse one day so she can care for others who […]

Build a civilization of love this Lent

inspiring high school students

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 […]

Construction of pathways at St. Mary’s School for the blind – Kwambwa, Zambia

Help us construct rugged, blind-friendly pathways across the school compound to ensure safe, independent, and confident mobility for 156 sponsored and unsponsored visually impaired children in Kwambwa. St. Mary’s Special School serves children who are blind, partially sighted, and those living with albinism. Currently, the school terrain is uneven and lacks consistent landmarks, making it […]

Help students at St. Mary’s School for the Visually Impaired

Thank you so much to everyone who have helped us complete multiple projects at St. Mary’s School at Chalice’s Kwambwa site. You have made a huge difference in the lives of hundreds of 156 children who are blind, partially sighted, and those living with albinism. Chalice has recently approved $71,491.77 CAD for a new project […]

Journey with us again this Lent

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. […]

25 and Rising

24andrising chalice

Your sponsorship can become the steady encouragement that helps them keep climbing.

Pope Leo and Chalice see ‘new signs of hope’ in the same places

Philippines lunch

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.

We’re not ‘kidding’ – the Good News Goats are here!

Christmas Gift Catalogue 2025

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.