Archbishop Dunn joins his fellow Canadian Bishops in asking the faithful to donate to the relief efforts being made in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. A media release put out by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday, February 10 says:
With the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Aid to Church in Need (ACN), Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada, and Development and Peace-Caritas Canada (DPCC) are launching an emergency aid campaign in response to the destructive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. They have pledged the total sum of nearly one million Canadian dollars.
The best way to give is through organizations that have partners in the affected areas. Below are links to three of the organizations named above who have begun to collect donations online. We encourage you to give as you are able.
- Canadian Jesuits International - https://www.canadianjesuitsinternational.ca/
- The Catholic Near East Welfare Association: https://cnewa.org/
- Development and Peace Caritas Canada: https://www.devp.org/en/
Let us pray for all who have lost their lives as a result of the earthquake. May God strengthen and comfort all who have been impacted by this devastating event and may the Holy Spirit guide those who are providing aid and relief.
On January 12, 2023, Archbishop Brian J. Dunn was one of fourteen individuals who were presented with the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in recognition of significant service to the province of Nova Scotia by the Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
The war in Ukraine continues to rage on with no end in sight. Thousands of innocent people have lost their lives and millions more on the move as refuges in search of safety, food, shelter, clothing and medicine. It will be winter soon and hundreds of people will not be able to heat their homes.
