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CCCB President and Vice President Meet with the Prime Minister of Canada
Wednesday, May 06 2026
[caption id="attachment_127896" align="aligncenter" width="1026"] From left to right: The Most Rev. Pierre Goudreault, Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and CCCB President, the Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, the Most Rev. Donald Bolen, Archbishop of Regina and CCCB Vice President, the Rev. Jean Vézina, CCCB General Secretary, and Mrs. Tracy Blain, CCCB Advisor for Indigenous and Government Relations.[/caption] Ottawa – On Friday, 1 May 2026,…
Episcopal Resignation and Appointment for the Diocese of Timmins
Friday, May 01 2026
Ottawa–Today, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Serge Poitras, Bishop of Timmins, and appointed the Very Rev. Fr. Roch Martin, presently Vicar General of the Diocese of Sault St. Marie, as the new Bishop of Timmins. Rev. Roch Martin Born on 26 September 1964, in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Bishop-elect Roch Martin completed his secondary studies at École secondaire Franco-Cité…
Episcopal Resignation and Appointment for the Diocese of London
Tuesday, April 21 2026
Ottawa – Today, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Ronald P. Fabbro, CSB, Bishop of London since 2002, and appointed the Most Reverend Daniel J. Miehm as his successor. At the time of his nomination, Bishop Miehm was serving as Bishop of Peterborough. Bishop Miehm Born on 27 August 1960, in Kitchener, Ontario, Bishop Miehm studied at St. Jerome’s College in the University…
Reflection on the Holy Father’s Call for Peace, Human Dignity, and Moral Responsibility in Public Life
Thursday, April 16 2026
Ottawa — In light of recent public commentary surrounding the Holy Father’s appeals for peace, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) Communications Service wishes to reiterate several principles of Catholic teaching that remain especially relevant in times of war and international tension. Pope Leo XIV’s witness in such moments is moral and pastoral, not partisan. His words remind the world that peace is never…