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.
‘BE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA IN THEIR MANY SUFFERINGS’
Friday, June 21 2013
Invitation to the Catholics of Canada from the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP) are launching a joint campaign to raise emergency aid for Syrian refugees. We invite your participation. The…
Implementation of Decree for Inclusion of Saint Joseph in Eucharistic Prayers II, III and IV
Thursday, June 20 2013
The Holy See on June 19, 2013, has published the Decree “Paternas vices” (“Fatherly care”), Prot. N. 215/11/L, by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, dated May 1, 2013, and promulgated by the authority of Pope Francis, which mandates the inclusion of Saint Joseph in…
Letter to the leaders of the G8 nations from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops
Tuesday, June 04 2013
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Re: Letter to the leaders of the G8 nations from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops Dear Prime Minister, On behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences in the…
Statement by the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the death of Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Thursday, May 30 2013
Recognizing that they have lost a loved one, I wish to express to Dr. Henry Morgentaler’s family the condolences of the Catholic Bishops of Canada. Every human life is sacred and deserves our care and protection. As Catholics, we mourn the loss of each life, in particular of those who…
Oklahoma tornado: CCCB President writes to the Archbishop of Oklahoma City
Wednesday, May 22 2013
The Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley Archbishop of Oklahoma City 7501 NW Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73132 U.S.A. Your Excellency, Please convey to all your faithful the prayers and condolences of the Bishops and Catholics of Canada following the loss of lives and terrible destruction from the massive tornado that…
Brother Richard Joyal, S.M., shot to death in Haiti
Monday, May 06 2013
Father Gérard Blais 5020 Clément Lockquell Saint-Augustin-de Desmaures, QC G3A 1B3 Dear Father Blais, It is with regret that the Catholic Bishops of Canada learned that Brother Richard Joyal was killed last Thursday while exiting a bank in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On behalf of my brother Bishops, I wish to express…