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.
CCCB President writes to the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops following Hurricane Harvey
Tuesday, September 05 2017
Your Eminence, Everyone in Canada has been following with great concern the news reports of the devastating flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey to the City of Houston and your Archdiocese, as well as throughout Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana. Please be assured of the fraternal concern and…
CCCB President Bishop Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., writes to President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops following clashes in Charlottesville
Tuesday, August 22 2017
Your Eminence, I am writing to ensure you of my prayers and to express sincere condolences on the part of the Bishops of Canada regarding the recent violent protests and tragic attack in Charlottesville, Virginia. Such violence, and the hatred that lies behind it, has no place in any just…
CCCB Statement On the Passage of Bill C-16 Regarding Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Friday, July 07 2017
Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, was recently passed by the Parliament of Canada and received royal assent on 19 June 2017. This Act adds gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights…
Letter from CCCB President to Foreign Affairs Minister on Canadian Foreign Policy
Tuesday, July 04 2017
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop of Hamilton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has written to the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding her 6 June 2017 speech on Canadian foreign policy. In her speech to the House of Commons, the Minister…
Transfer of two parishes from the Diocese of Sault Ste-Marie to the Diocese of Thunder Bay
Thursday, May 18 2017
PDF Version: Transfer of two parishes from the Diocese of Sault Ste-Marie to the Diocese of Thunder Bay
Suggestions on Residential School Burial Sites and Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Wednesday, May 10 2017
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), in consultation with the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, is proposing that Catholic dioceses/eparchies, parishes, missions and organizations offer assistance on two key issues which are of special importance to Indigenous People and of concern for all Canadians: 1. Identifying, documenting,…