Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Canada's bishops demand Liberals keep religious text protection in hate law

Quinton Amundson · December 5, 2025

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to retract the Liberal Party’s reported agreement with the Bloc Québécois to remove religious-belief exemptions from Canada’s hate speech laws.

Bishops' pastoral letter takes on food security

Pastoral letter calls for solidarity with those in need

Quinton Amundson · November 25, 2025

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace is striving to chart a promising path forward with its release of a pastoral letter on Nov. 16, the World Day of the Poor.

A day of gifts and giving back

Quinton Amundson · November 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV welcomed CCCB representatives to Rome and gifted 62 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican Museums' ethnological collections for transfer to National Indigenous Organizations (NIOs).

Pope Leo returns Indigenous artifacts from Vatican Museums to Canada

Cindy Wooden · November 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV fulfilled a promise made by the late Pope Francis to return to Canada's Indigenous communities artifacts -- including an Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins and etchings -- that have been held by the Vatican for more than 100 years.

Church for the poor is 'fitting,' says CCCB president

Quinton Amundson · October 15, 2025

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) president Pierre Goudreault lauds Pope Leo XIV’s maiden apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”) as a “great contribution to the theology of revelation of God” and “the social teaching of the Church.”

Moving forward on path to healing, reconciliation

Statement from the Permanent Council to the Catholic faithful on the occasion of the 2025 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Catholic Register Staff · September 30, 2025

Through prayer and reflection, the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops continues to recognize the painful legacy of the former Indian Residential Schools and reaffirms its ongoing commitment to walking with Indigenous Peoples on the journey of reconciliation.

Bishops prepare to face tough issues

Quinton Amundson · September 29, 2025

As the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' (CCCB) annual plenary came to a close in Montreal, newly elected president Bishop Pierre Goudreault shed light on how he and his fellow diocesan shepherds plan to engage with several significant cultural and political issues facing Canadians and the Catholic Church.

Bishop Goudreault elected president of CCCB

Catholic Register Staff · September 26, 2025

Bishop Pierre Goudreault has been chosen the new president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Homeless Emergency. MAiD Concerns, and the Catholic Response

Catholic Register Staff · September 19, 2025

Register staff take a closer look at the homelessness crisis across Canada as well as the recent report by Cardus on MAiD.

Canadian bishops to meet in Montreal for annual plenary

Quinton Amundson · September 15, 2025

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) leadership will change significantly by the end of its 2025 plenary assembly in Montreal.