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.
President’s Christmas Message
Tuesday, December 05 2000
My dear sisters and brothers, It has been called “the greatest story ever told.” Two thousand years ago the angel appeared to shepherds in a field and told them, “I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day a Saviour…
A Joint Statement Calling for Religious Tolerance and Respect
Thursday, November 23 2000
In our pluralistic Canadian society there should be room for faith diversity. There are people of deep faith in all political parties and at all levels of government. Individuals ought to be able to come to public life with their faith and their beliefs intact. Every faith tradition has fundamental…
A Letter of Congratulations to the Federal Government from the Social Affairs Commission Regarding the International Debt
Monday, October 02 2000
The Honourable Paul Martin, P.C., M.P. Minister of Finance Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5 Dear Mr. Martin: I wish to congratulate you and, through you the federal government, for your leadership on the question of the international debt at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Prague this past…
Aboriginal Land Rights: a Jubilee Challenge Facing Canada
Sunday, September 24 2000
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it…
A Letter from the Leaders of Canada's Churches Regarding Aboriginal Land Rights
Sunday, September 24 2000
“I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him.” ( Psalm 85: 8, NRSV) Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, As we turn our hearts to God in the first year…
Explanatory Note by the Episcopal Commission for Liturgy on the Revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal
Monday, September 18 2000
The Vatican Information Service on August 4, 2000, published the following information: This autumn, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciplineof Sacraments is to publish the Latin text of the new updated Roman Missal.The text of the new Missal has been sent to Episcopal conferences and nuncios in order…