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 Asks the Pharmacists to Inform Their Clients About the Abortive Potential of the Morning After Pill
Tuesday, June 29 2004
Mr. Garth McCutcheon President Canadian Pharmacists Association 1785 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3Y6 Dear Mr. McCutcheon: We were concerned to learn of your association’s strong support for making levonorgestrel, more commonly known as the “morning after pill” or “emergency contraception”, available without prescription. While we appreciate and value…
Death of Former Primate of Anglican Church of Canada: Condolences from the CCCB President
Monday, June 28 2004
Most Reverend Andrew Hutchison Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 80 Hayden Street Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2 Dear Archbishop Hutchison: On behalf of the Roman and Eastern Catholic Bishops of Canada, I write to express our condolences on the death last week of the Most Reverend Edward Scott, former…
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Letter of Bishop Blaise Morand to the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
Monday, May 31 2004
The Honourable Bill Graham Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Graham: We are writing to join our voice to those of a growing number of Canadians who are concerned about the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Although this…
Bishops Celebrate 50 years of the Canadian Religious Conference
Sunday, May 30 2004
(CCCB – Ottawa)… The Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has published a pastoral letter on the consecrated life on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC). Founded in 1954, the CRC is an association of the leaders of men and women…
The Morning After Pill: Position of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family
Tuesday, May 18 2004
(COLF — Ottawa) On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, federal Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced that the government would proceed following one final consultation with making “the morning after pill” available at drug stores without prescription. On November 27, 2003, Bishop Pierre Morrisette of Baie-Comeau, chairman of the Catholic Organization for…
Life: A Right, A Mission, A Responsibility Message by the Catholic Organization for Life and Family on the Occasion of the National March for Life Ottawa – May 13, 2004
Thursday, April 29 2004
Click here to read the message. Related Link: Catholic Organization for Life and Family