USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - December 2003 Press Release Archives

December 2003 Press Release Archives

Reader's Digest Names John Paul II: A Light For The World 'Editors' Choice' For December (03-235)
December 1, 2003
Reader's Digest, the world's largest-selling magazine, named John Paul II: A Light for the World one of the ten books it recommends for the holidays.
Bishop Raymond L. Burke Appointed Archbishop Of St. Louis (03-234)
December 2, 2003
Pope John Paul II has appointed Bishop Raymond L. Burke of La Crosse, Wisconsin, as Archbishop of St. Louis.
Thirty-Two Prominent National Jewish, Christian and Muslim Leaders Join Together to Launch Unprecedented Initiative for Peace in the Middle East (03-233)
December 2, 2003
Cardinals William H. Keeler of Baltimore and Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington and Bishop Wilton Gregory, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, were among 32 of the nation's most prominent Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders today in announcing a new collaborative effort to mobilize broad public support for active and determined U.S. leadership in pursuit of peace among Israel, the Palestinians and Arab states.
The Face: Jesus In Art, Tracing The Image Of Jesus In Art Around The World, Across Two Millennia, To Be Rebroadcast On Public TV (03-236)
December 4, 2003
The Face: Jesus in Art, a two-hour documentary that traces the dramatically different ways in which Jesus has been represented in art by people throughout history and around the world, will be redistributed by American Public Television to public TV stations in December.
Bishops' Office Files Comments with FDA Against Over-The-Counter "Emergency Contraception" (03-237)
December 5, 2003
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has urged the Food and Drug administration to reject a proposal to switch the status of emergency contraceptives from prescription to over-the-counter.
Editor In Chief Of Catholic News Service Named (03-238)
December 8, 2003
Mr. Anthony J. Spence has been appointed director and editor in chief of the Catholic News Service (CNS).
Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue Meets to Finalize Document On The Church As Koinonia Of Salvation: Its Structures and Ministries (03-239)
December 9, 2003
Finalizing a text on the long-awaited study of The Church as Koinonia of Salvation: its Structures and Ministries was the primary task of the recent meeting of the Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue in the United States. This extensive study will be completed and made public next April, in Milwaukee.
Bishops' Official Applauds Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, Urges Swift Passage (03-240)
December 9, 2003
An official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) applauded the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) and urged speedy passage by the Congress.
Louisiana Pastor Named Auxiliary Bishop Of Los Angeles (03-241)
December 11, 2003
Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Oscar Azarcon Solis, pastor of St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux, Louisiana, as Titular Bishop of Urci and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles.
U.S. Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Meets in Baltimore (03-242)
December 12, 2003
Delegates of the National Council of Synagogues and the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs met at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, December 11.
Bishops' Conference Official Reacts To Federal Court's Approval Of Ohio's Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (03-246)
December 18, 2003
Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld Ohio's partial-birth abortion ban. The decision in Women's Medical Professional Corporation v. Taft stated that Ohio may constitutionally ban partial-birth abortions including cases where the procedure is sought for negligible or transient "health" reasons.
Down the Road – Upcoming January 2004 Calendar (03-243)
December 19, 2003
Media Alert – Worth Noting in January (03-244)
December 19, 2003
Daniel Liz�rraga Named Director of the Secretariat for the Church in Latin America (03-247)
December 19, 2003
Daniel Liz�rraga has been appointed Director of the Secretariat for the Church in Latin America at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Media Advisory: U.S. Catholic Bishops' Charter Implementation Report (03-249)
December 29, 2003
The "Report on the Implementation of the `Charter for the Protection of Children and your People'" will be released at 10 AM January 6, 2004 at a press conference at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.
Muslim-Catholic Dialogue on West Coast Issues Report on Spirituality (03-248)
December 30, 2003
Agreeing that their dialogue "provides a window of opportunity to develop a better understanding of one another as individuals, as religious peoples, and as companions on the journey that leads to God," the West Coast Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims has issued a thirty-page report: Friends And Not Adversaries: A Catholic-Muslim Spiritual Journey.
Midwest Dialogue Of Catholics And Muslims Concludes Work On Study Of Revelation (03-250)
December 31, 2003
The Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims, sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America, Plainfield, Indiana, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Washington, DC, has finished a sixty-five page study resulting from discussion over an eight-year period.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Express Concern Over Killing Of Vatican Nuncio To Burundi (03-251)
December 31, 2003
The U.S. bishops voiced concern over the killing of Archbishop Michael Courtney, Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi, in letters to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Simon Ntamwana of Gitega, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Burundi.