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 Prime Minister of Canada and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Thursday, January 10 2013
January 9, 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 National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Trebla Building 473 Albert Street – Suite 900 Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5B4 Dear…
Letter of sympathy and prayers to USCCB President Cardinal Dolan on deaths at Newtown
Tuesday, December 18 2012
December 17, 2012 His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan President United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Washington DC Your Eminence, On behalf of the Bishops and all the faithful of our country, I extend our heartfelt prayers and deepest sympathies on the recent horrible killings of 20 young children and six…
Christmas Message, 2012
Monday, December 17 2012
According to the Gospel of Matthew (2.11), the Magi brought three gifts to Christ: gold, myrrh, and frankincense. This past year, Christ’s Mystical Body, the Church, has received three precious gifts: the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith; the canonization of Saint…
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomes new Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio
Wednesday, December 05 2012
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomes the new motu proprio by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on “The Service of Charity”, which was released 1 December 2012 but dated 11 November, the memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, the 4th century Bishop renowned for his works of charity.…
JOINT STATEMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE MEMBERSHIP ON THE 2012 FALL ACTION CAMPAIGN
Monday, November 05 2012
The Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), and Mr. Ron Breau, President of the National Council of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP), have released a joint statement to CCODP membership on the fall action campaign,…
CCCB statement regarding Motion 312
Tuesday, September 18 2012
Later this month, on September 21, Members of Parliament will continue debate on Motion 312, proposed by Mr. Stephen Woodworth, MP. A few days later, on September 26, they are scheduled to vote on the motion. It calls for the House of Commons to form a special committee which would review a statement in the Criminal Code of Canada that “a child becomes a human being only at…