Decrees, Statements, Letters, Briefs
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases numerous official documents every year. Some are under the form of decrees, while others are public statements, pastoral letters, or briefs. Only a few documents published before 1996 are available online.
Decree No. 38: Maximum Amount for Alienation of Church Property
Tuesday, March 30 2021
In accordance with the prescriptions of Canon 1292 §1, as well as Decree No. 38 of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and after taking into consideration the 2020 national cost-of-living increase of 0.7%, the CCCB Executive Committee at its meeting of 23-24 March 2021, determined that the current maximum…
2021 Easter Message
Friday, March 26 2021
“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. Alleluia” There is something unique about the Easter Liturgies, and that is, the reality of movement – not just activity, but a joyful movement of going forth – the Church that goes forth! We certainly see…
Decree no. 2020-01-E – Decree of Implementation of the Revised Translation of the Trinitarian Ending of the Collect
Tuesday, February 09 2021
PDF Version: Decree no. 2020-01-E – Decree of Implementation of the Revised Translation of the Trinitarian Ending of the Collect
Christmas Message 2020
Monday, December 21 2020
Dear Friends, We approach the celebration of Christmas this year with some important new realities that are very present to us. There is our experience of a world pandemic over the past nine months, an unprecedented period of uncertainty and hardship that we have never experienced before. There is the…
CCCB President Signs Joint Statement in Support of Artsakh
Monday, November 30 2020
The Most Reverend Richard Gagnon, Archbishop of Winnipeg and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has signed a Joint Statement with the Most Reverend Mikael Mouradian, Eparchial Bishop for the Catholic Armenians in Canada and the United States and the Most Reverend Abgar Hovakimyan, Primate of the…
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Bill C-7
Wednesday, November 18 2020
The Catholic Bishops of Canada remain steadfastly opposed to Bill C-7 that further expands euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, which the government and courts have euphemistically called “medical assistance in dying” (“MAID”). We also remain deeply troubled and perplexed that the Federal Government chose not to appeal the Quebec…