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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.

List of official documents by the CCCB in chronological order

Eliminate Racial and Religious Discrimination: See Every Person as My Sister or Brother


Thursday, March 18 2004

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, 2004, the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs and the Episcopal Commission for Interfaith Dialogue have issued a pastoral message entitled: Eliminate Racial and Religious Discrimination: See Every Person as My Sister or Brother

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…