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.
Land Claims Settlements -- an Invitation to Dialogue and Healing: Message to Canadian Catholics for Pentecost
Thursday, May 17 2001
Pentecost represents one of our most important and evocative celebrations. Instead of announcing the message of the Risen Christ, the disciples had been fearfully hiding in a locked house behind closed doors. But the Holy Spirit at Pentecost created a distinct change in them. Inspired and transformed by the presence…
Letter to the Ambassador of Guatemala Concerning the Assassination of Sr. Barbara Ann Ford
Wednesday, May 16 2001
His Excellency Señor Carlos Jimenez Licona Ambassador of Guatemala 1010 – 130 Albert Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4 Fax: (613) 233-0135 Your Excellency: We have received the sad news that Sister Barbara Ann Ford, a member of the Sisters of St. Vincent, was shot down in the streets of Guatemala…
CCCB Statement Re: Supreme Court Decision in the Trinty Western University Case
Wednesday, May 16 2001
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, which was an intervener in the case, welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold the decisions of the lower Courts which ordered the B.C. College of Teachers to grant accreditation to the teacher education program of Trinity Western University. The…
Letter to the Outgoing Executive Director of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Sunday, May 13 2001
Mr. Fabien Leboeuf Executive Director Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace 5633 Sherbrooke Street East Montréal, Québec H1N 1A3 Dear Fabien, With Mr. Robert Letendre assuming his responsibilities today as the new Executive Director of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, I wish to take this occasion…
A Statement by the Catholic Organization for Life and Family on the occasion of the March for Life: Walk as Children of Light
Thursday, May 03 2001
The third annual March for Life will take place on May 11, 2001. People from across the country will come to Ottawa to stand up for life, particularly the life of the smallest and most vulnerable human being, the unborn child. Every society, however pluralistic, considers life to be a…
Quebec Bishops May 1st Document
Wednesday, April 25 2001
The Social Affairs Committee of the Assemblée des évêques du Québec (AEQ) has released its annual May 1st message entitled Cry of the Earth; Cry of the Poor. You may consult it by clicking on the document title.