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.
Palestinian refugees in Iraq
Thursday, March 12 2009
In a letter sent to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, the Hon. Jason Kenney, the chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Most Rev. Brendan O’Brien, Archbishop of Kingston, asked the Canadian government for an “immediate intervention” on behalf of Palestinian…
Stop the Violence, Start Building Peace
Friday, March 06 2009
STOP THE VIOLENCE, START BUILDING PEACE: COMMUNIQUE OF THE COORDINATION OF EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES IN SUPPORT OF THE CHURCH IN THE HOLY LAND January 15, 2009 Bethlehem – Jerusalem Stop the violence! Stop the killing! Start to build peace! Over and over again we heard these cries during the ninth visit…
Revised Edition of the Lectionary for Sundays and Solemnities
Thursday, March 05 2009
PDF Version: DECREE OF IMPLEMENTATION
Statement of support for moratorium on Philippine mining projects
Wednesday, February 04 2009
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops endorses a recent call by the Bishops of the Philippines for a moratorium on new mining projects in their country, a review of existing mining projects, and a withdrawal of international investment in Philippine mining until proper procedures are in place to protect human…
Comment on questions concerning views expressed by Bishop Richard Williamson
Thursday, January 29 2009
In response to questions that have been received regarding statements concerning the Holocaust (Shoah) by Bishop Richard Williamson, a member of the Society of Saint Pius X, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following comments: The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops finds abhorrent the notion that somehow…
Letter to Prime Minister Harper on Israël and Hamas
Monday, January 26 2009
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Most Rev. V. James Weisgerber, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), urges Canada to help foster the necessary dialogue to allow lasting peace in the Gaza Strip. The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada…