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Dr. Moira McQueen, Winner of CCRL’s Exner Award
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that it has chosen Dr. Moira McQueen, LLB, MDiv, PhD, as the winner of the League’s annual Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life.
CCRL President Phil Horgan Defends Religious Freedom for the Catholic Bishops at the Supreme Court of Canada
The CCRL’s President and General Counsel, Phil Horgan, recently appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada as legal counsel for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) to intervene in the landmark challenge against Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21.
CCRL Christmas Message 2025
Let us pray that the peace of Christ will dispel the darkness and bring peace to our country and the world.
CCRL Statement on Liberal – Bloc Québécois Agreement on Bill C-9
The Catholic Civil Rights League seeks to raise alarm over the apparent agreement between the governing Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois which provides for the passage of Bill C-9, which will seriously affect religious freedom of expression by denying a good faith defence arising from reliance upon religious texts or scriptural references.
Bearing Witness, Building Justice: A New Chapter for the CCRL’s Church Attacks Database
We are pleased to announce that a new and improved Church Attacks Database will launch in Fall 2025, alongside a fully revamped CCRL website. To bring this project to completion, we are launching a major fundraising campaign.
The CCRL Welcomes the Election of Pope Leo XIV
As defenders of religious freedom and the rights of conscience in Canadian civil society, the CCRL looks forward to the leadership of Pope Leo XIV as a source of strength and renewed clarity. His election is a reminder of the Church’s enduring mission: to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every age, to uphold the dignity of the human person, and to defend truth with charity.
Statement on the Death of Pope Francis
We give thanks for the life and ministry of Pope Francis, and we entrust his soul to the mercy of the Risen Lord. We pray for the Church he so faithfully served — unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam — and we invoke the Holy Spirit’s guidance upon the College of Cardinals as they prepare to elect his successor.
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CCRL Call to Action: Contact your Federal Candidates and Defend Charitable Status for Religious Organizations
We at the CCRL believe that stripping charitable status from religious organizations would unjustly penalize them for their beliefs and silence their ability to contribute to Canadian society.
Trudeau Leaves Behind an Anti-Catholic Legacy
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has received permission from the National Catholic Register to reprint this article authored by Peter Laffin in its entirety.
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