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.
In support of the Church in the Holy Land
Wednesday, March 16 2011
From 10 to 13 January 2011, CCCB President Bishop Pierre Morissette attended a meeting in Jerusalem with Catholic Bishops from the Holy Land and other local spiritual leaders. The attached letter sent by Bishop Morissette to the Ambassador of Israel to Canada is a follow-up to the meeting. Bishop Morissette…
INTERFAITH DECLARATION: A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action
Monday, March 07 2011
Together as people of faith, informed by our respective traditions, and compelled by our sincerely held beliefs to care for those in need within our communities and across this nation, we recognize this time to be a unique moment and opportunity in Canada for cooperative action to eradicate persistent poverty…
Letter from CCCB President Bishop Pierre Morissette to the President of the Conference of Bishops of Pakistan concerning the assassination of Pakistan Minorities Minister Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti
Sunday, March 06 2011
The Most Reverend Lawrence John Saldanha Archbishop of Lahore President Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference 55th Street F-8/4 Kaghan Road Islamabad – 44000 PAKISTAN Your Grace, Please assure your brother Bishops and all the faithful of the Church in Pakistan of our prayers and condolences on the recent assassination of Mr.…
Letter from the General Secretary conveying the President's letter to the attention of the Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada, with a copy also to Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Lawrence Cannon
Sunday, March 06 2011
His Excellency Mian Gul Akbar Zeb High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada High Commission for Pakistan 10 Range Road Ottawa, ON K1N 8J3 Your Excellency: Please find enclosed a copy of a letter that the Most Reverend Pierre Morissette, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent at…
Letter from the CCCB President, the Most Reverend Pierre Morissette, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper concerning the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities, Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti
Friday, March 04 2011
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 Dear Prime Minister: Thank you for your statement yesterday condemning the assassination of Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities, Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti, and your recognition of “his commitment…
Urgent appeal to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon
Wednesday, February 09 2011
9 February 2011 The Honorable Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Fax: 613-992-6802 Dear Minister: I wish to bring to your attention the urgent case of Mr. Musa Sayed. Reports indicate that he is to be executed within a few days on charges…