On November 5, 2013 a press conference in Rome indicated that there will be a general consultation regarding the upcoming Synod, to be held in Rome October 2014.
Following numerous inquiries that we have received concerning helping the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, we would like to inform you that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is collaborating with Development and Peace (CCODP) to ensure immediate assistance to our brothers and sisters in the Philippines who are finding themselves in an unbearable situation in the aftermath of this natural disaster.