Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

For Toronto’s Cardinal Francis Leo, he came to Rome “like an orphan,” and as he and the other 132 cardinal lectors prepare to leave for their home dioceses, they do so with a new head of the family.

Canada’s bishop have “rejoiced” in the naming of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV and are calling on Canadian Catholics to embrace the 267th Bishop of Rome.

As the conclave to elect the 267th successor of St. Peter approaches, Canada's bishops urge the faithful to join the cardinals in prayer that they may be able to hear God’s voice and discern His will.

In a statement released ahead of the April 28 federal election, Canada’s bishops are calling on Catholics to vote with a renewed spirit of hope, guided by conscience and rooted in faith.

It is with profound sadness that I join my brother Bishops, as well as the Catholic faithful in Canada and those around the world, to mourn the loss of our Holy Father, Pope Francis.

Message for Easter 2025 by Bishop William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary and president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen said the Saskatchewan bishops' recent pastoral letter on assisted suicide issued is an acknowledgment and response to the realities that have emerged since 2017. “Eight years later things have not gotten better.”

Saskatchewan's bishops are poised to unveil a new document about euthanasia on March 25.

With the Lenten season just barely underway, the Canadian bishops' 'Journey Through Lent' video series is already drawing thousands of Catholic viewers.

Edmonton Archbishop Richard W. Smith has been appointed by Pope Francis as the next Archbishop of Vancouver, succeeding Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, whose retirement has been accepted by the Holy Father.