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.
Christmas Message 2025
Wednesday, December 17 2025
At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, God who draws close to us in humility and poverty. Even today, his faithful presence encourages us to renew our friendship with him. To achieve this, Pope Leo says: “One cannot love God without extending one’s love to the poor.” At this…
Statement by the Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary, and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Lapu-Lapu Filipino Festival Tragedy
Monday, April 28 2025
28 April 2025, Ottawa – As President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, I join all Canadians in offering my deepest, heartfelt sympathies to the victims, families, and all those impacted by the violence that occurred at the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver this past weekend, during one of the…
Statement to the Catholic Faithful by the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the 2025 Federal Election
Wednesday, April 23 2025
In this Jubilee Year of Hope 2025, as we prepare for a federal election in Canada, it is essential that, as citizens and Catholics, we reflect on the challenges currently facing our nation with a spirit of hope and a vision for a better future. In a free and democratic society,…
Statement by the Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary, and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Passing of Pope Francis
Monday, April 21 2025
It is with profound sadness that I join my brother Bishops, as well as the Catholic faithful in Canada and those around the world, to mourn the loss of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025 in Rome at the age of 88. When…
Decree No. 38: Maximum Amount for Alienation of Church Property
Thursday, April 03 2025
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 2024 national cost-of-living increase of 3.9%, the CCCB Permanent Council at its meeting of 19-20 March 2025, determined that the current maximum…
Statement on the Independent Special Interlocutor’s Final Report
Friday, November 01 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024 The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is currently reviewing the Final Report of the Independent Special Interlocutor. As our review is underway, we remember the suffering endured by Inuit, First Nations, and Métis Peoples affected by Canada’s residential school system, and like Canadians across the country,…