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Relay of Hope | Caritas Internationalis Turn Debt into Hope campaign |

Caritas Internationalis has invited groups and communities worldwide to take part in a global ‘Relay of Hope’. This is to call for an end to the debt crisis keeping billions of people living in poverty. Groups around the world have gathered to share the light of a candle and reflect on why we need to Turn Debt into Hope. The light of the candle symbolises how tackling the global debt crisis and freeing up money to fight poverty will bring hope – and carrying out the relay across the planet shows how we can share this hope worldwide. The Relay of Hope is part of the Turn Debt into Hope campaign and a powerful way to mark the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’ during the Jubilee year. Inspired by the Olympic torch relay, it symbolises our shared commitment to hope, justice and renewal. The relay carries forward Pope Francis’s call to address the public debts of countries “that are in no condition to repay the amount they owe.” Today, more than 50 countries are facing a debt crisis, with many governments forced to spend more on debt repayments to private creditors than on schools, hospitals or protecting their communities from the worsening impacts of the climate emergency. In the face of aid cuts and rising tariffs, which are deepening poverty and inequality in countries already burdened by unsustainable debt, the need for debt relief has never been more critical. Pope Francis's call https://www.vatican.va/content/france...