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Catholic Bishops Congratulate His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios as the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto Elevated to Archdiocese of Canada
Friday, August 16 2019
On behalf of the Roman and Eastern Catholic Bishops serving on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) co-sponsored Orthodox-Catholic Bishops' Dialogue, The Most Reverend Richard Grecco (Co-chair), The Most Reverend Michael Mulhall, The Most Reverend Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M., and The Most Reverend Thomas Dowd, a letter of congratulations was sent on the occasion of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto being elevated to the…
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Welcomes the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
Wednesday, November 07 2018
Ottawa – The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation recently met in Mississauga, Ontario, 25-27 October 2018. The Consultation, founded in 1965, is sponsored by the Committee for Ecumenical Relations of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). To date, the Consultation has published numerous…
News release following the meeting of the national Evangelical and Roman Catholic dialogue of Canada
Thursday, January 11 2018
The national Catholic – Evangelical Dialogue met for its semi-annual meeting on 13 December 2017 in Mississauga, Ontario. Dialogue participants discussed questions relating to evangelization, vocation, and mission based on a variety of readings provided by both the Evangelical and Catholic participants. A primary focus of the meeting was dialogue surrounding the roles of lay and clerical vocations in relation to mission. The readings recommended…
Canadian Rabbinic Caucus and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Bilateral dialogue holds biannual meeting
Tuesday, December 05 2017
The national bilateral dialogue of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus met for its biannual meeting on 29 November 2017 at the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Montreal. One representative from the Catholic as well as the Jewish tradition presented a reflection on Psalm 23. The dialogue members then shared and discussed their approaches and interpretations for reading and praying the Psalms,…
Ecumenical Prayer Vigil available for observing International Earth Hour 2017
Friday, February 24 2017
The 10th annual International Earth Hour will take place on Saturday 25 March 2017 at 8:30 p.m. The Roman Catholic – United Church Dialogue has prepared an ecumenical prayer service to help congregations, parishes, and other groups observe, in prayer and worship, International Earth Hour. The resource is available in French and English and is entitled Earth Hour Vigil. Earth Hour stems from a grassroots…
Together in Christ — Lutherans and Catholics Commemorating the Reformation
Tuesday, December 06 2016
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are jointly releasing resources to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. The resources are entitled Together in Christ -- Lutherans and Catholics Commemorating the Reformation. The process of developing these resources has itself involved an ecumenical dialogue and a deepening of relations between the two Churches…
Photo Essay by Catholic – Hindu Dialogue of Canada
Friday, November 04 2016
The Catholic-Hindu Dialogue of Canada recently published a photo essay which provides an overview of the dialogue meetings, its members, as well as its goals and aims. The dialogue is co-sponsored by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), with the Hindu delegates from the Hindu Federation of Canada, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness and other members likewise of the Hindu community. The CCCB…
Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Wednesday, October 19 2016
In January 2017, The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) will be releasing joint material to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The resource is entitled, "Together in Christ -- Lutherans and Catholics Commemorating the Reformation". The resource includes a five-part parish study guide which may be used in individual segments or as a…
Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Tuesday, July 23 2019
In January 2017, The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) will be releasing joint material to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The resource is entitled, "Together in Christ -- Lutherans and Catholics Commemorating the Reformation". The resource includes a five-part parish study guide which may be used in individual segments or as a…
Our Evangelical Neighbours – A Catholic Reflection on Evangelical Christianity
Tuesday, October 18 2016
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), through its Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue, has published a new resource entitled: Our Evangelical Neighbours – A Catholic Reflection on Evangelical Christianity. The resource provides Catholics in Canada an introduction to Evangelical Christianity by exploring its origins, similarities and differences to Catholicism. The resource was developed in close collaboration…
Hindu – Catholic Dialogue of Canada encourages hospitality and open hearts in receiving refugees in Canada
Thursday, March 31 2016
Following its last meeting in Toronto on February 6, 2016, the Hindu – Catholic Dialogue of Canada released a joint statement to reaffirm the importance of hospitality in receiving the stranger and welcoming refugee. "Hospitality is among the most sacred values in many religious traditions, including Hinduism and Christianity," stated the members of the dialogue. The statement concluded with an appeal to all peoples in…
Declaration of Jewish-Catholic dialogue for Canada
Wednesday, November 25 2015
To mark the 50th anniversary of the publication by the Second Vatican Council of the Declaration Nostra Aetate and specifically its fourth section, which profoundly changed Catholic-Jewish relations by declaring that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the living God whose great Name Israel is commanded to sanctify and whom Catholics believe to be triune, abides and has never ceased to abide in continuing,…
Canadian Catholic – Hindu dialogue discusses atheism
Wednesday, September 02 2015
The national Catholic – Hindu dialogue met on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Scarboro Mission, in Toronto. The topic for discussion was "The new atheism and the spiritual but not religious phenomena -- responses from the Hindu and Catholic communities". The Hindu Co-Chair of the dialogue, Dr. Tinu Ruparell from the Department of Classics and Religion of the University of Calgary, and Keshava Sharma,…
A Church in Dialogue – The Catholic Church and Interreligious Dialogue
Monday, August 31 2015
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the Relations of the Church with Non-Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate (promulgated in 1965), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), through its Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue, has published a new resource entitled: A Church in Dialogue: The Catholic Church and Interreligious Dialogue. This 12-page…
A Church in Dialogue – Catholics and Muslims in Canada: Believers and Citizens in Society
Wednesday, July 08 2015
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), through its Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue, has published a new resource to coincide with the conclusion of the month of Ramadan (Id al-Fitr, July 18), entitled: A Church in Dialogue: Catholics and Muslims in Canada : Believers and Citizens in Society. In a letter introducing the document, the Most…
Anglican-Catholic Dialogues Discuss Marriage, Physician-assisted Suicide
Friday, November 14 2014
Representatives of Canada's Anglican and Catholic churches recently met for five days of diverse discussions characterized by candour and charity. The joint and separate meetings of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada and the Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops' Dialogue of Canada took place November 8-12, 2014 at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The discussions included the Anglican Church of Canada's current discernment…
A Church in Dialogue – Towards the restoration of unity among Christians
Tuesday, October 28 2014
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio in November, 2014, (1964-2014), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), through its Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue, has published the following document: A Church in Dialogue: Towards the Restoration of Unity among Christians. This publication provides an in-depth presentation of the…
A Church in Dialogue – Catholic Ecumenical Commitment
Monday, August 18 2014
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio (1964-2014), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), through its Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews and Interfaith Dialogue, has published a new popular resource, "A Church in Dialogue, Catholic Ecumenical Commitment". This new CCCB resource is intended for parishes, colleges and high schools as well…
Material for the 50th anniversary of the Decree on Ecumenism – Unitatis Redintegratio
Friday, June 27 2014
The Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is preparing a series of resources to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Unitatis Redintegratio. The actual date that the Decree on Ecumenism was issued by the Second Vatican Council was November 21, 1964. However, the Commission is releasing the following anniversary resources now, to…
Joint news release following meeting in Mississauga, Ontario, of North American Orthodox Catholic Theological Consultation
Wednesday, October 30 2013
Mississauga, ON – The North American Orthodox Catholic Theological Consultation issued a statement on the plight of Christians in the Middle East at their meeting in Mississauga, Ontario, October 24-26, calling for the release of a Greek Orthodox Metropolitan and a Syriac Orthodox Archbishop, both from Aleppo, Syria, and repudiating the kidnapping, torture and killing of not only Christians but all civilians. The full statement…