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.
Statement and Recommendations following the International Interfaith Symposium on Palliative Care
Thursday, October 24 2024
OTTAWA, 24 October 2024 – Today, as a follow-up to the International Interfaith Symposium on Palliative Care, “Towards a Narrative of Hope,” a Post-Symposium Working Group has released its anticipated Statement and Recommendations as a key concrete outcome of the event which took place from 21 to 23 May 2024.…
Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family
Wednesday, October 09 2024
Ottawa, October 9, 2024 — Today, the Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis of the English Sector of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases Called to Witness and Proclaim: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family. This resource is the result of a priority that was assigned to the…
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Wednesday, October 09 2024
Ottawa, le 9 octobre 2024 – Aujourd’hui, la Commission épiscopale pour l’évangélisation et la catéchèse du Secteur anglais de la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (CECC) publie une lettre pastorale intitulée Called to Witness and Proclaim: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family. Cette ressource est le résultat…
Statement by the Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary and CCCB President, to the Catholic Faithful in Canada, inviting them to pray and fast for peace
Monday, October 07 2024
During this month of October dedicated to Mary, and especially today on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, at a time when there continues to be so much violence between peoples and nations in the Middle East (and elsewhere), I invite all Catholics in Canada to take up…
President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Statement on the recent allegations of sexual assault concerning His Eminence Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec
Tuesday, January 30 2024
January 30, 2024, Ottawa – Bishop William T. McGrattan, Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the recent allegations of sexual assault concerning His Eminence Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec. Bishop McGrattan’s full statement…
Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Non-Permissibility of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide within Canadian Health Organizations with a Catholic Identity
Thursday, November 30 2023
For generations, Catholic dioceses and religious orders in Canada have been major contributors to the development and delivery of healthcare services across the country. The first hospital in Canada, the Hôtel-Dieu in Quebec City, was established in 1639 by three Religious Sisters of the Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus…