Past Announcements
Life and family suggestions for homilies and prayers of the faithful during September 2018
Wednesday, August 29 2018
As the 2018-2019 pastoral and school year begins, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) continues to post possible homily ideas and prayers of the faithful to help link the Sunday liturgy with the national pastoral initiative for life and family. The proposed texts for the month of September 2018 include suggestions from the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2 September, to the 26th Sunday…
Canadian Council of Churches issues document on peace
Wednesday, August 29 2018
At its May 2018 meeting the Governing Board of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) adopted by consensus a document entitled "Principles of Peace", which expresses the various theological principles and views of its member Churches on peace. Central to the document is the biblical image of Shalom: right relationships between God, humanity and all of creation. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is a…
CCCB participation – World Meeting of Families 2018 – Dublin, Ireland
Tuesday, August 21 2018
The World Meeting of Families will take place 21 to 26 August 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. The theme chosen by Pope Francis is: The Gospel of the family: Joy to the world. The CCCB will be represented officially by Most Rev. Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil and President of the CCCB; Most Rev. Richard Gagnon, Archbishop of Winnipeg and Vice-President of the CCCB as…
CCCB Participates in Health Canada’s National Consultation on a Palliative Care Strategy for Canada
Friday, August 03 2018
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has participated in the public consultation on palliative care coordinated by Health Canada which is in response to the passing of Bill C-277- An Act providing for the Development of a Framework on Palliative Care in Canada. The consultation, which ran between May to July 2018, sought to engage Canadians so as to develop a national framework on…