The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), gathered in Plenary Assembly this week, agreed upon a series of next steps related to the painful legacy of residential schools. This work builds on previous commitments to promote access to records, educate clergy on Indigenous cultures and spirituality, and contribute $30 million to healing and reconciliation initiatives across Canada.
La Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (CECC), réunie en Assemblée plénière cette semaine, a adopté une série d’étapes à entreprendre dans le cadre du douloureux héritage des pensionnats indiens. Ce travail fait suite à des engagements antérieurs visant à faciliter l’accès aux archives, à former les membres du clergé aux cultures et à la spiritualité autochtones, et à contribuer 30 millions de dollars pour soutenir des initiatives de guérison et de réconciliation à travers le Canada.
Today, with the opening of this year’s Plenary Assembly, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is releasing it’s President’s annual report to the members, highlighting major pastoral initiatives undertaken by the CCCB since the last plenary meeting, such as the Indigenous Delegation to the Vatican in March 2022, the Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to Canada in July 2022, as well as in the areas of family and life, and Church’s ongoing journey toward the Synod on synodality.
Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de l’ouverture de l’Assemblée plénière de cette année, la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (CECC) rend public le rapport annuel de son président à l’intention de ses membres. Ce rapport souligne les principales initiatives pastorales entreprises par la CECC depuis la dernière Assemblée plénière, telles que la délégation autochtone au Vatican en mars 2022, la visite apostolique du pape François au Canada en juillet 2022, ainsi que dans les domaines de la famille et de la vie, et le cheminement de l’Église vers le Synode sur la synodalité.
The annual Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be held on 25 September 2022. This annual charitable initiative assists the Bishops in their ministry of accompanying, teaching, guiding, sanctifying and caring for the Church in Canada.
La Collecte annuelle pour les besoins de l’Église au Canada aura lieu le 25 septembre 2022. Cette initiative caritative annuelle aide les évêques dans leur ministère d’accompagner, d’enseigner, de guider, de sanctifier et de prendre soin de l’Église au Canada.
Bishops from across the country will gather in Cornwall, Ontario, week for the 2022 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). The gathering will bring together 72 Bishops for in-person meetings for the first time since 2019.
Des évêques de partout au pays se réuniront à Cornwall, en Ontario, la semaine prochaine pour la réunion annuelle de l’Assemblée plénière de la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (CECC). Ce rassemblement en 2022 réunira 72 évêques en personne pour la première fois depuis l’Assemblée plénière 2019.
Rocmuara Nursing Home is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a Fall gala honouring its founders, the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception. The Conservative MP for Sherwood Park - Fort Saskatchewan Garnett Genuis is mustering support among his colleagues to maintain charitable status for pro-life agencies. At the 3rd International Congress on Catechesis, Pope Francis reminded that the first task of a catechist is to love the Lord and to live the faith in a way that makes others want to live it as well. The Vatican announces a contest to compose music for Holy Year 2025.
On Wednesday, September 8, 2002 the Diocese of Saint John welcomed two new deacons to the diocese, David Rioux and Stephen Mawhinney. Canada’s bishops want to engage with a new National Council for Reconciliation that Ottawa lawmakers plan to set up this fall. Marriage in Canada has become the preserve of the middle aged and older. The latest Statistics Canada numbers from the 2021 census show that fewer than one in five Canadians in their 20s are married.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) receives the news of the passing of Her Majesty, Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, with profound sadness. The Bishops and all of the Catholic faithful of this country in praying for the repose of her soul and in extending sincerest condolences to the members of the Royal Family. Generations of Canadians have lived under Queen Elizabeth’s long reign. She will be forever remembered for her remarkable service to the people of our country and the entire Commonwealth. We grieve her loss, with all her subjects, and recall in a special way the Church of England, of which she was Supreme Governor.
On Sunday, August 14, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in Howard celebrated its 185th anniversary at the annual shrine Sunday The Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) explored both personal and communal transformation during a gathering in Saint John with Dr. Ted Dunn. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Women's League of Canada celebrated its 100th anniversary
On August 4th, Father Stanislas Paulin, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Rothesay declared the 65th annual Miramichi Folksong Festival ‘‘officially open’’. The festival is the longest existing folksong festival in North America. Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to the urgent need for young and old to come together so older people can share their faith and wisdom about the world. Clergy changes announced for 2022.