Past Events
Pastoral Letter on Debt Forgiveness in the Jubilee Year 2025
Monday, July 28 2025
Ottawa, July 28, 2025 – A pastoral letter released today by the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) calls for urgent action on international debt forgiveness as part of the Church’s response to the Jubilee Year 2025. Titled Forgive Us Our Debts, the letter highlights the moral and biblical imperative to address unjust and unpayable debt burdens…
Young People from Canada to Gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth 2025
Wednesday, July 16 2025
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pleased to announce that a special gathering of young people from Canada will take place in Rome on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church Santa Andrea dell Valle (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 00186 Roma RM, Italy) during the Jubilee of Youth (28 July to 3 August 2025) organized as part of…
CCCB Publishes Promotional Video for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly (2025)
Wednesday, July 09 2025
The CCCB Standing Committee for Family and Life, in collaboration with its Office for Family and Life, has released a one-minute promotional video to mark the fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, taking place on Sunday, 27 July 2025. The CCCB video illustrates the beauty of intergenerational relationships, portraying children engaging with their grandparents both digitally and in person, as well as spending…
Appointment of His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, as member of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
Friday, July 04 2025
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, the Holy See Press Office announced that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV appointed His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, as member of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. A total of 21 members were appointed to the aforementioned Dicastery. For a complete list of all the new members, see the announcement released by the Holy See (in English and…