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.
Let us Welcome the Stranger: A Church Leaders Message for Christmas 1999
Monday, December 20 1999
This is a season to celebrate the gifts which family and friends bring into our lives. Christmas is also a time when we are invited to consider the plight of those who come seeking a home and a place of shelter. As there was 2000 years ago, there must be…
Letter from the CCCB to Mr. Phil Fontaine, National Chief of Assembly of First Nations, concerning the Memorandum of Understanding
Monday, November 29 1999
Mr. Phil Fontaine National Chief Assembly of First Nations 1 Nicholas Street Ottawa, ON Dear Chief Fontaine: In 1975 the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, through its Publications Service, commissioned works of art by 20 Canadian artists, of whom eight were members of Aboriginal Nations. Among them was Mr. Stanley…
Letter to the President of Mexico Regarding the Intimidation of the Mexican Human Rights Group PRODH
Monday, November 08 1999
His Excellency Mr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León President of the Republic of Mexico Palacio Nacional Patio de Honor 1er piso Colonia Centro Méxoco, D.F. 06067 Dear Mr. President: During the last two months the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has received serious and disturbing reports of kidnaping, robbery and…
Letter of Congratulations to Federal Health Minister Allan Rock for the National Transplantation Council to Improve the Rate of Organ Donation
Wednesday, October 20 1999
The Honourable Allan Rock Minister of Health Brooke Claxton Building Postal Locator 0916A Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Dear Mr. Rock: Re: Organ Donation The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) would like to commend you and your provincial counterparts for agreeing to establish a national transplantation council to improve…
Un grand anniversaire : les martyrs canadiens - 350 ans après (This document is available in French only)
Monday, September 13 1999
This document is available in French only.
Letter to Minister Lloyd Axworthy concerning the sacred confidentiality of matters shared between a penitent and priest
Sunday, August 29 1999
The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Urgent Dear Mr. Axworthy: According to disquieting reports that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has received this week from three different sources (consecutively, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the US-based Catholic…