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.
Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Bill C-13: An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction
Tuesday, January 28 2003
1- The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health has provided its report to the House of Commons on Bill C-13 (formerly called Bill C-56) and it now awaits third and final reading. 2- The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF)…
Statement on Iraq
Sunday, January 19 2003
Most Rev. Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and Bishop of Saint Jean-Longueuil, joins with other Canadian Church leaders in launching Prepare for Peace in Iraq, which challenges the international community “to accompany the people of Iraq, not with more bombs and missiles, but…
World Youth Day Overview
Tuesday, January 07 2003
The following overview has been prepared at the request of the Board of Directors of the corporation Catholic World Youth Day 2002 Council. It is intended to help explain the $38 million deficit resulting from World Youth Day 2002, and also to assist pastors and faithful in diocesan fundraising endeavours,…
Christmas Message of Most Reverend Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., President of the CCCB
Tuesday, December 10 2002
Soon we will hear the proclamation: To you is born this day a Saviour! I am always struck at how the liturgy makes such a bold declaration during Christmas night. We get the first inkling in the entrance hymn, then a stronger indication in the Alleluia verse, but it is…
CCCB Letter to CELAM, the Latin American Bishops Assembly, Regarding the Kidnapping of CELAM President Most Reverend Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal in Colombia
Tuesday, November 12 2002
His Eminence Francisco Javier Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa First Vice President CELAM Erasmo Escala 1884 Casilla 30-D Santiago, Chile Your Eminence: It is with consternation that we have learned of the abductions of the President of CELAM, Most Reverend Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, and of Rev. Desiderio Orejuela that occurred yesterday,…
Message of the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Sunday, November 03 2002
In the lives of individuals and societies, there are events that leave a profound mark, encouraging us to grow and giving us deeper insight into life. We remember such events. We celebrate their anniversaries – to rekindle memories, to grasp their special meaning more fully, to be re-inspired by their…