USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - July 2001 Press Release Archives

July 2001 Press Release Archives

Bishops Merge Their Two Organizations Into One: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (01-121)
July 2, 2001
When the Bishops merged their two national organizations into the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on July 1, 2001, it marked the latest chapter in the evolution of the bishops' national structure which was established 82 years ago in the aftermath of the First World War.
Bishop Fiorenza Issues Statement Concerning Cathedral Controversy (01-122)
July 3, 2001
The President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement concerning the dispute between the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee.
Dr. John Borelli Named Interim Director of Ecumenical Office (01-124)
July 10, 2001
Dr. John Borelli, an expert in interreligious relations and a skilled ecumenist who has served on the staff of the Secretariat of the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the past 14 years, has been named Interim Director of the Secretariat.
Catholic Official Comments on Creation of Embryos for Stem Cell Research; Urges Administration to "Step Back from the Brink" (01-125)
July 11, 2001
An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reacted today (July 11) to reports that the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia has created over a hundred embryos from donated sperm and eggs solely to obtain stem cells for research.
Bishops' President Urges Congress Not to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research (01-126)
July 11, 2001
The President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged Congress not to fund embryonic stem cell research.
Bishops' Conference Publishes Q & A on The Real Presence (01-127)
July 12, 2001
The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers is now available as a 20-page booklet from the office of Publishing Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Down the Road -- Events in August (01-128)
July 18, 2001
Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Destruction of Embryos "Illegal, Immoral and Unnecessary,"Catholic Official Says (01-129)
July 18, 2001
Today an official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) testified at a Senate hearing on stem cell research that "forcing U.S. taxpayers to subsidize research that relies on deliberate destruction of human embryos for their stem cells is illegal, immoral and unnecessary."
Catholic Bishops Official Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Compassionate Nature of Mexico City Policy (01-130)
July 19, 2001
Cathleen Cleaver, Esq., testified today (July 19) before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of the Mexico City policy.
Catholic Radio Weekly Approved for 52-Week Run; Pilot Had Popular Appeal (01-131)
July 20, 2001
Catholic Radio Weekly has been approved for 52 more episodes thanks to its initial popularity with diocesan media leaders.
Cardinal Law Welcomes President Bush's Call for Greater Global Poverty Reduction (01-132)
July 20, 2001
A proposal of the Bush Administration for greater global poverty reduction is "impressive both in tone and direction," according to the Chairman of the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Around the Corner -- August Media Alert (01-133)
July 20, 2001
Thousands To Celebrate Vietnamese Heritage During August Marian Days; Marriage and Family Symposium; Catholic, Presbyterian, and Methodist Universities Extend a Helping Hand to Northern Ireland Young Adults.
Bishop John J. Myers of Peoria Is Named Archbishop of Newark (01-134)
July 23, 2001
Pope John Paul II has named Bishop John J. Myers of Peoria to be Archbishop of Newark.
Bishops Urge Senate to Look past Partisan Politics To Back Faith-based Initiatives (01-136)
July 26, 2001
The U.S. Bishops recently welcomed House passage of legislation on faith-based initiatives and called on the Senate to look beyond partisan politics in its work on companion legislation.
Cardinal Keeler Issues Statement on Holocaust Scholars Group (01-137)
July 27, 2001
Statement by Cardinal William H. Keeler on Catholic-Jewish Holocaust Scholars Group.
Bishops' Aide Urges Congress to Approve Weldon/Stupak Human Cloning Ban, Defeat Greenwood Substitute (01-138)
July 31, 2001
Msgr. William P. Fay, General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Congress to approve without delay the Weldon/Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act.