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.
CCCB Releases Statement on Nuclear Weapons
Thursday, September 26 2019
Cornwall, Ontario – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) gathered for the Plenary Assembly, approved and is now issuing the Statement on Nuclear Weapons. This release also coincides with the United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. In recent years, with major powers having…
Joint statement of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC)
Thursday, April 25 2019
In view of the news story produced by ARTE entitled L’autre scandale de l’Église, to be broadcast in the Les Grands Reportages series on the RDI television network 25 and 26 April 2019, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) have prepared a joint…
Joint Statement by Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Council of Imams Condemning the Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka
Thursday, April 25 2019
In response to the terrorist attacks of 21 April 2019 (Easter Sunday) in Sri Lanka, the CCCB has issued a joint statement with the Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) condemning the attacks, and offering “prayers for all the victims of this terrorist attack and with a united voice rejecting all…
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris – Letter to the Archbishop of Paris
Tuesday, April 16 2019
A letter from the Most Rev. Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) addressed to His Excellency the Most Rev. Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, conveying the sympathies and prayers of the Bishops of Canada following the fire that occurred yesterday,…
2019 Easter Message
Thursday, April 04 2019
Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Christ. On 21-24 February 2019, I attended a Meeting on the Protection of Minors in Rome which was called for by Pope Francis for all of the Presidents of Bishops’ Conferences across the world. It was likewise suggested that…
Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace – Caritas Canada
Friday, March 29 2019
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace – Caritas Canada (CCODP) released a joint statement in anticipation for the Share Lent collection in parishes across Canada this coming Fifth Sunday of Lent, 7 April 2019. The statement provides an update on…