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President’s Report Plenary Assembly 2025

Tuesday, September 23 2025

Your Eminences, Brother Bishops, distinguished guests, and members of the CCCB staff, To the members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, I present the President’s Report, which summarizes the activities and achievements of the Conference since our last Plenary Assembly at Mont Ste-Anne in 2024. I wish first to acknowledge and sincerely thank the members of the Permanent Council, the Executive Committee, the General…

2025 Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada

Monday, September 22 2025

The annual Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be held on 27 and 28 September 2025. This annual initiative assists the Bishops in their ministry of accompanying, teaching, guiding, sanctifying and caring for the Church in Canada. In fulfilling their episcopal responsibilities, the Bishops continue to work collaboratively on significant doctrinal and ethical matters; ecumenical and interreligious dialogue; evangelization, faith formation, and…

CCCB President Expresses Solidarity After Minneapolis Tragedy

Thursday, August 28 2025

Today, the President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), the Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, sent a letter to the Most Revered Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, to express  the profound closeness of the Church in Canada to the grieving students, families, teachers, and parishioners of Annunciation Parish and School, as well as to all the faithful of the…

Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace

Friday, August 22 2025

Pope Leo XIV has announced a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace to be observed on Friday, August 22, 2025, the Liturgical Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Speaking at his weekly General Audience, the Holy Father invited the faithful worldwide to unite in prayer for an end to the wars afflicting the Holy Land, Ukraine, and other regions. Emphasizing Mary’s…