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Pope Leo XIV

Our New Pope

May 12, 2025

CCCB Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Rejoicing and Prayers. Today, the Church in Canada and throughout the world rejoices, as His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, O.S.A., after being duly elected by the College of Cardinals, has accepted to become the 267th Bishop of Rome, successor of Saint Peter, and vicar of Christ on earth!

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Social Media

May 12, 2025

I wish to inform you that the CCCB has expanded its social media presence with the recent launch of official accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. These new channels complement our existing presence on X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube, and are part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our outreach and engagement with the faithful…

Novena for Pope Francis

Novena in Memory of Pope Francis

April 28, 2025

As we mourn the death of our Holy Father, Francis, the faithful are encouraged to participate in liturgical celebrations (Eucharist, Liturgy of the Hours, Eucharistic Adoration) and devotional prayers arranged by their dioceses and parishes.

Memorial Mass Pope Francis

Memorial Mass for Pope Francis

April 23, 2025

~ Pope Francis 1936 – 2025 ~ All are invited to attend a special Memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of our Holy Father in the Cathedral on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7 pm.

Diocese of Thunder Bay Crest

Pastoral Appointments 2025

April 23, 2025

Attached please find the long awaited and anticipated Pastoral Appointments of 2025. These appointments will take place on June 30, 2025

Prayer Card Pope Francis

The Passing of Pope Francis

April 22, 2025

His Eminence Kevin Cardinal Farrell, Camerlenguo of the Holy Roman Church, has announced the death of His Holiness Pope Francis at the age of 88, at his residence Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican, on this Monday, 21 April 2025, at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time).

Bishop Alan Campeau

Easter Message 2025 – Bishop Campeau

April 15, 2025

It seems almost providential that as I key my first pastoral letter as bishop, that I greet you with the Easter Proclamation.

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Christian Week of Prayer

January 20, 2025

January 16, 2025, Ottawa – The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) is a well established global ecumenical observance, which in the northern hemisphere is held annually from January 18 to 25, between the liturgical feasts of the Confession of Saint Peter and the Conversion of Saint Paul.

Bishop Elect Alan Campeau

Consecration of Bishop Elect Fr. Alan Campeau

January 13, 2025

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF THUNDER BAY HAS A NEW BISHOP

Bishop Elect Alan Campeau

New Bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay

January 12, 2025

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!