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.
CCCB President's Letter to the Bishops of Canada: Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land
Wednesday, March 17 2004
My dear Brother Bishops: Recently you should have received a copy of the letter from His Eminence Patriarch Ignace Moussa I Cardinal Daoud, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, concerning the 2004 Collection for the Holy Land (Prot N. 1/2004). Once again, he writes urging local Churches to…
Nuclear Disarmament and Ballistic Missiles: A Letter from Canadian Church Leaders to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Sunday, March 14 2004
(This letter was issued by the Canadian Council of Churches of which the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is a member.) The Right Honourable Paul Martin Prime Minister of Canada 80, rue Wellington Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Fax: (613) 941-6900 Our help is in the name of the Lord……
Letter from the President of the CCCB: Invitation to Participate in Development and Peace Annual Campaign "Share Lent"
Tuesday, March 09 2004
Dear brother Bishops: The media have been bringing to our attention graphic descriptions of the unstable political, economic and social conditions of Haiti. The situation there is all the more tragic since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in our hemisphere, with the highest infant mortality rate in the…
Letter from the CCCB President to the President of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti
Tuesday, March 09 2004
Most Reverend Hubert Constant, O.M.I. Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien President Episcopal Conference of Haiti P.O. Box 1572 Angle rues Piquant et Lammarre Port-au-Prince, Haiti Fax: 011-509-223-5318 Dear Archbishop Constant: Over the past weeks, the events in your country have been a source of deep concern for Canadians, in particular among Canadian…
Letter from the Bishops of the Church in America Expressing Solidarity with Bishops of Haiti
Thursday, February 26 2004
The Bishops of the Church in America, in San Antonio, Texas, for their annual meeting February 16-19, sent a message of greetings and solidarity to the Bishops of the Church in Haiti. “Be assured that you and all the people of Haiti are in our prayers,” they said. “We are…
Bishops of the Church in America Issue Statement Affirming Value and Importance of the Family
Thursday, February 26 2004
At their meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the Bishops of the Church in America issued a statement affirming the fundamental value and importance of the family. The statement is entitled “Family, Become What You Are!” “In this new millennium, the whole American Continent is undergoing profound questioning about the fundamentals…