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  • National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

    On 12 December, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Church in Canada celebrates the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples...


  • Indigenous Delegation: 17-20 December 2021 (Vatican City)

    Over the past year, a national conversation on the tragic history of residential schools in Canada has unfolded throughout our country.The Catholic Bishops of Canada are profoundly saddened by the residential school legacy and remain fully committed to working with Indigenous Peoples and communities across the country to support healing and reconciliation.  We also sorrowfully acknowledge the historical and ongoing trauma and the legacy of suffering and challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples that continue to this day.


  • 10th anniversary of the ministry of Bishop Paul-André Durocher in our Diocesan Church

    Ten years ago, on November 30, 2011, we gathered at St. Joseph's Cathedral to officially welcome our new Archbishop for the beginning of his pastoral ministry in our diocesan Church. Inspired by his episcopal motto, Sing and Walk, we learned to walk with him so that the Gospel of Christ might be proclaimed here in the Outaouais. 


  • 2021 Pastoral Letter on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Canada

    The CCCB Commission for Justice and Peace released a Pastoral Letter entitled For Freedom Christ has Set us Free: Pastoral Letter on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Canada. The letter draws attention to the inherently exploitative and abusive nature of the purchase of sex and insists that in order to protect the vulnerable, this practice must continue to be criminalized: “Treating sex as ‘work’ masks the physical, psychological and sexual violence inflicted on the prostituted person. Prostitution involves selling something that by its nature cannot be bought or sold and is therefore inherently exploitative.”


  • Journey through Advent 2021

    Beginning on Sunday, 21 November 2021, the Solemnity of Christ the King, the CCCB will release a video recording of a Bishop in Canada reflecting on the Gospel Reading for each Sunday of Advent. This year’s reflections were developed in view of the Indigenous Delegation which will be travelling to Rome to meet with Pope Francis from December 17 to 20, 2021. Each reflection is based one of the five essential stages of reconciliation: examen, confession, repentance, reparation (making amends), and reconciliation. Likewise, it is hoped these reflections will assist the faithful, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, in preparing for Pope Francis’ eventual apostolic journey to Canada.


  • The Fifth World Day of the Poor

    The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father. “They have much to teach us. Besides participating in the sensus fidei, they know the suffering Christ through their own sufferings. It is necessary that we all let ourselves be evangelized by them. The new evangelization is an invitation to recognize the salvific power of their lives and to place them at the centre of the Church’s journey. 


  • Red Wednesday, November 17: Be there!

    After it’s One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign in October, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is preparing for the launch of its second magazine of this year called Faith, Hope and Charity, which will present the work of the Church in Central and South America. In addition, ACN Canada is also busy resuming face-to-face activities as part of International Red Week, starting on Wednesday, November 17.


  • Canadian Bishops Invite Residential School Survivors, Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Youth to meet with Pope Francis in December

    The Catholic Bishops of Canada are pleased to announce that 25-30 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Elders, knowledge keepers, residential school survivors, and youth will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican from December 17-20, 2021, accompanied by a small group of Canadian Bishops.


  • Job offer: Philanthropic development director for the Novatio foundation

    The Novatio Foundation of the Archdiocese of Gatineau announces an opening for the Philanthropic Development Director. Founded in 2018, the Novatio Foundation is thus starting its operations and the development of its planned giving program. Those interested in applying should send their resume with a cover letter, before December 6, 2021...


  • Horizons of Hope: A Toolkit for Catholic Parishes on Palliative Care

    An invitation to those who work in the pastoral care of the sick and dying.
    Toolkit Launch | Zoom Webinar
    Monday, 15 Nov 2021, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m EST
     


  • Pope: Celebrating Synod means walking together on the same road

    Pope Francis celebrated Mass at St Peter’s Basilica for the solemn opening of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in three stages over the next two years...


  • Missionary Month 2021

    World Missionary Month opens, as it does every year, with the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus on October 1, and closes on October 24, which marks the 95th World Mission Day. A statement from the Pontifical Mission Societies explains the details of this annual initiative...


  • International Day of Older Persons

    On December 14, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed October 1st as the International Day of Older Persons...


  • One Million Children Praying the Rosary Sign-up now!

    On Monday, October 18th, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting parishes, kindergartens, schools and families to once again take part in the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign this year...


  • Canadian Bishops Announce $30M National Financial Pledge to Support Healing and Reconciliation Initiatives

    Canadian Bishops Announce $30M National Financial Pledge to Support Healing and Reconciliation Initiatives
     


  • Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land

    We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. 


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