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January 2005 Press Release Archives

Bishop Welcomes Debt Cancellation Proposals (05-019)
January 28, 2005
The chairman of the bishops' International Policy Committee today expressed support for proposals for canceling the debts of the world's poorest countries owed to multilateral creditors and congratulated U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on his leadership on debt relief among the Group of Seven industrialized nations.
Pope Appoints Msgr. Michael Jackels As Bishop Of Wichita, Ks. (05-018)
January 28, 2005
Pope John Paul II has named Monsignor Michael O. Jackels, a priest of the Diocese of Lincoln who has served for the past eight years at the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as Bishop of Wichita.
Pope Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Rueger, Auxiliary Bishop Of Worcester (05-017)
January 25, 2005
Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop George E. Rueger, auxiliary bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Bishops' Office Launches Ads To Dispel Myths Of Legal Abortion (05-016)
January 24, 2005
The Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a major advertising campaign in the Washington Metropolitan area and in national news media outlets.
Thousands Gather At Annual Mass To Pray For An End To Abortion (05-015)
January 24, 2005
Thousands of Catholics from across the country crowded into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Sunday evening, January 23, for the annual Vigil Mass for Life.
Pope Accepts Resignation Of Archbishop Keleher Of Kansas City In Kansas; Coadjutor Bishop Naumann Will Succeed (05-012)
January 15, 2005
Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Archbishop James P. Keleher of Kansas City in Kansas. Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, who was named Coadjutor Archbishop a year ago, will now become Ordinary of that See.
February 2005 Worth Noting (05-011)
January 24, 2005
USCCB President Addresses Israeli, Palestinian Presidents (05-010)
January 14, 2005
Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, this week told the presidents of Israel and the Palestinian Authority that leaders of the Catholic Church from around the world will continue to work for a just peace in the Holy Land.
Bishop Welcomes Sudan Peace Agreement, Urges Same International Commitment to Darfur (05-009)
January 13, 2005
The agreement ending Sudan's 21-year civil war, signed Sunday, holds "the promise of peace and reconciliation" for the people of Sudan, but there can be no lasting peace in that country as long as the crisis in Darfur continues, according to the chairman of the bishops' International Policy Committee.
Vatican Approves National Directory for Catechesis (05-008)
January 13, 2005
Americans feel there will be more people living in poverty four years from now.
Cardinal Keeler Takes 'The Side of Peace with Justice' in Remarks at National Press Club (05-007)
January 13, 2005
Cardinal William H. Keeler today expressed hope in the burgeoning promise of peace in the Middle East, saying Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders in the United States share one purpose of pursuing a "just peace for Israelis and Palestinians."
Majority Believe There Will Be More Poor Americans Four Years From Now (05-006)
January 11, 2005
Americans feel there will be more people living in poverty four years from now.
Down the Road – February Calendar (05-005)
January 12, 2005
Cardinal Keeler Urges Senate To Reject Pro-Abortion Test For Judicial Nominees (05-004)
January 6, 2005
Cardinal William Keeler wrote to members of the U.S. Senate today in anticipation of their being called upon to advise on and consent to presidential nominations for the Federal bench, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bishops' Spokeswoman Reacts To New Study On Morning After Pill Showing No "Benefit" From Over-The-Counter Access (05-003)
January 6, 2005
While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) weighs a second request by Barr Laboratories to sell its morning-after pill "Plan B" over-the-counter without a prescription, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that such a change would have no effect on pregnancy rates.
January Is "Poverty In America Awareness Month" (05-002)
January 4, 2005
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) this month launched a new national awareness campaign that focuses attention on the nearly 36 million poor Americans—and even more attention on the poor and low-income people who are trying to do something about it.
January 2005 – Worth Noting (05-001)
January 3, 2005