The President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), the Most Reverend Pierre Morissette, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, will represent the CCCB at an annual meeting in the Holy Land, January 8-13, 2011. He will be accompanied by Mr. Carl Hétu, National Secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada.
Each year Bishops from Europe and North America meet with Church leaders in the Holy Land to learn more about the present situation in the region and to show solidarity with the local Church. The theme of the 2011 meeting is “Building Bridges of Peace”. This year’s program consists of meetings, discussions, panel presentations and activities on key issues including the needs of Christians in the Holy Land, religious freedom, ecumenism, interreligious dialogue with Judaism and Islam, Catholic education, the mission and challenges of consecrated life and pilgrimages.
The International Coordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land began in Jerusalem in 1998 at the request of the Holy See. It involves representatives from Conferences of Bishops in Europe and North America who also meet with the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (AOCTS).
(CCCB - Ottawa) – On 2 January 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Raymond Roussin, S.M., Archbishop of Vancouver. Archbishop Roussin, who turned 69 in June 2008, is leaving office for reasons of health. With this announcement, Most Rev. Michael Miller, C.S.B., who has been Coadjutor Archbishop since 1 June 2007, became the new Archbishop of Vancouver.
(CCCB – Ottawa) The season of Advent begins 30 November 2008. The Publications Service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops offers individuals, families and parish communities a diverse collection of printed and web resources to help enhance and celebrate the season of Advent and Christmas.
The annual meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is held in Cornwall, Ontario, 15-19 October 2007. The Plenary Assembly provides an opportunity for its members to discuss various pastoral and financial questions.
Dr. Glenn Byer is Director of the Publications Service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. He holds a doctoral degree in liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of San’ Anselmo, Rome. A listing of resources to help dioceses and parishes prepare for the revised English-language edition of the Roman Missal for use in Canada is available on the website of the CCCB Publications Service, 
