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.
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…
Texas explosion: CCCB President writes to the Bishop of Austin
Tuesday, April 23 2013
The Most Reverend Joe Vásquez Bishop of Austin Pastoral Center 6225 Highway 290 East Austin, TX 78723-1025 U.S.A. Your Excellency, On behalf of the Bishops and faithful of Canada, I wish to assure you of our concerns and prayers following the terrible destruction and loss of life from the devastating explosion…
CCCB President writes to the Archbishop of Boston
Tuesday, April 16 2013
His Eminence Sean Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Boston 66 Brooks Drive Braintree, MA 02184-3839 U.S.A. Your Eminence, In the wake of the terrible bombings that occurred during the Boston marathon, I express on behalf of the Bishops and faithful of Canada our heartfelt sorrow at the loss of…
Reminder to support the 2013 Share Lent Collection of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, by Archbishop Richard Smith, President of the CCCB
Friday, March 15 2013
My dear sisters and brothers, This coming Sunday, 17 March, with the approval and support of the Bishops of Canada, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCOPD) is undertaking the Share Lent Collection. The 2013 theme for this annual project involving our dioceses and parishes is “Human Dignity:…
Human Dignity: More than Ever
Wednesday, February 20 2013
Commitment to human dignity is needed more than ever in our world today. One billion among us go hungry, and countless others are sacrificed to the idols of greed, violence, and war. Belief in human dignity has been the driving force of the Canadian Catholic Organization of Development and Peace…
CCCB President writes to the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on the announcement of his resignation as Bishop of Rome
Monday, February 11 2013
Most Holy Father, The Bishops of Canada received this morning the news of your intention to resign the ministry of Bishop of Rome. We and the faithful of Canada have grown to love and admire you, and so are marked today with sadness at your impending departure from your role…