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.
Letter to the Bishops of Canada from the President of the CCCB, the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Regarding the National Pastoral Initiative on Life and Family
Wednesday, December 14 2011
8 December 2011 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Dear brother Bishops, During our October 2011 Plenary Assembly, we agreed as the Bishops of Canada on a number of elements to serve as a common basis for ongoing diocesan pastoral plans for life and family. We also decided that during 2012 each of…
Statement by CCCB President, the Most Reverend Richard Smith, on the Report by the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care
Thursday, November 17 2011
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) welcomes the report by the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care, entitled Not to be forgotten: Care of Vulnerable Canadians. The result of extensive consultations among groups and organizations across our country, the report examines a basic and urgent question that concerns…
Message on the occasion of 2011 World Mission Sunday
Monday, October 17 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: On Sunday, October 23, 2011 the Catholic church throughout the world will observe World Mission Sunday. Instituted in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, this year it has been given the theme “Together in Faith.” On this Sunday, Catholics throughout the world are invited to…
Pastoral Letter on The Revised Roman Missal and its Liturgical Norms
Thursday, September 29 2011
(CCCB – Ottawa)… This coming First Sunday of Advent, 27 November 2011, the Catholic Church in Canada will implement the revised liturgical norms of the third “typical edition” of the Roman Missal, as well as the revised Liturgical Calendar for the dioceses of Canada. “Typical edition” means the text is the official version to which…
Decree no. 2011-03E – Decree of Implementation in Canada of the General Instruction of the tertia editio typica of the Roman Missal
Monday, August 22 2011
PDF Version: Decree no. 2011-03E – Decree of Implementation in Canada of the General Instruction of the tertia editio typica of the Roman Missal
Decree no. 2011-02 – Decree of Publication for the revised CCCB English-language edition of the Roman Missal
Monday, August 22 2011
PDF Version: Decree no. 2011-02 – Decree of Publication for the revised CCCB English-language edition of the Roman Missal