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The Evangelizing Mission of the Church in Canada

September 14, 2026 – Ottawa — The Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has released a new document entitled “The Evangelizing Mission of the Church in Canada”, a reflection inviting Catholics to rediscover and share the Good News in today’s Canadian society.

The document opens with Pilate’s enduring question, “What is truth?”, and presents Jesus Christ as the answer to humanity’s deepest questions about identity, purpose, freedom, and hope. It describes evangelization not as the transmission of an idea, but as the introduction of others to a person: Jesus Christ.

Key highlights of the document include:

  • A renewed focus on helping people encounter Jesus Christ as the source of truth, freedom, hope, justice, and peace.
  • A response to contemporary skepticism and relativism through the Christian proclamation that truth is found in Christ.
  • A recognition of Canada’s changing religious landscape and the need to share the Gospel with confidence and humility.
  • A clear affirmation that evangelization must respect freedom, conscience, and the dignity of every person.
  • A call for all Catholics to participate in the Church’s mission in everyday places of witness.

Access the full document.

About the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine

The CCCB’s Episcopal Commission for Doctrine is mandated to identify the theological needs of the Church in Canada; to assist the CCB in addressing theological and moral questions through research and study; to act as a liaison with Catholic theologians and theological schools; and to prepare public statements, resources and pastoral letters on doctrinal and moral questions.

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Monday, May 25, 2026:  Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter, Magnifica Humanitas, was released today. It focuses on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. The letter is dated 15 May, to commemorate the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Letter, Rerum Novarum.
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development offers the following synopsis of the Encyclical Letter: “Magnifica Humanitas offers insights into the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, recognizing a profound epochal shift. It places the dignity of the human person at the centre as the criteria for guiding technical progress. The Church’s social teaching accompanies these transformations, pointing to the common good, solidarity and subsidiarity as the fundamental benchmarks for understanding and interpreting the transformation currently underway. It proposes, as an alternative to the culture of power and war, a civilization of love founded on justice, dialogue and shared responsibility.”

To accompany the Encyclical Letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has prepared a collection of resources on the topic of artificial intelligence.

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National Family & Life Week  (May 10 to May 17, 2026)

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is pleased to announce the release of resources in preparation for National Family and Life Week 2026 (#NFLW2026), taking place Sunday, 10 May to Sunday, 17 May 2026.

The theme for this year, “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20), offers a profound reminder to the family, the domestic church (as described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church), that Christ accompanies us in every moment of life—in our joys, in our struggles, across generations, and through all of life’s experiences. NFLW2026 invites families and communities across Canada to reflect on this enduring promise and to celebrate the gift of family life.

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News Release and Canadian Conference Statement on Bill C-218: No “MAID” for Mental Illness

Pope Leo XIV – Message for the 34th World Day of the Sick 2026

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The pastoral letter entitled Forgive us our Debts: Pastoral Letter on Debt Forgiveness in the Jubilee Year 2025, released bythe Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB).  The letter outlines the current debt crisis impacting many developing countries and calls on “our own government and private creditors in Canada to work with debtor nations to develop – and implement – effective frameworks for debt forgiveness, in the spirit of the Jubilee Year.”  READ PASTORAL LETTER HERE