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.
COLF Supports Restoring the Traditional Definition of Marriage
Friday, December 08 2006
The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) takes notice of the motion put forward by the Harper Government regarding the reopening of the debate on civil marriage. As the vote on this motion will take place very rapidly, COLF hopes that Canadians will seize this last opportunity to contact…
Christmas Message from Archbishop André Gaumond, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Wednesday, December 06 2006
The Good News of Christmas: God’s Gift to the World In a society such as ours, Christmas is often reduced to being simply a gathering of family and friends. While Christmas is a wonderful occasion for getting together, it is important not to lose its basic religious meaning. Isaiah had…
Debate on Reopening the question of the Redefinition of Civil Marriage: Comment by the President of the CCCB
Friday, December 01 2006
Discussions on whether to reopen the debate on the civil definition of marriage will take place in the near future in the House of Commons. In view of a vote on the possible reopening of the debate on this important question, the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops…
Brief Presented by the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
Tuesday, November 28 2006
[Mgr. Ebacher:] Mr. Chairman, honourable members, to mark the 93rd World Day for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Benedict XVI has taken “the migrant family” as his theme. Recognizing that the experience of migration often leaves refugee and immigrant families “disfigured and weakened”, the pope challenges us – churches, civil society and…
50th anniversary of the erection of the Ukrainian Catholic metropolia of Winnipeg: letter from the CCCB President
Thursday, November 02 2006
His Grace Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak Archeparch of Winnipeg Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada 233 Scotia Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 1V7 Your Grace, In the name of the Bishops who form the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and in my own name, it gives me great pleasure to…
Message on the Occasion of World Mission Sunday
Thursday, October 12 2006
On October 22nd, 2006, the Catholic Church around the world will observe World Mission Sunday. This annual observance was instituted 80 years ago in 1926 by a papal decree issued by Pope Pius XI. Every year since then, the universal Church dedicates the month of October to reflection on and…