USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - July 2006 Press Release Archives

July 2006 Press Release Archives

Iraqi Refugee Plight Dire, Especially For Children, Bishops Tell Secretary Rice; Urge More Resettlement Aid (07-130)
July 27, 2007
The plight of Iraqi refugees is dire, especially for children, and calls for increased U.S. assistance, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said in a July 26 letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Bishops Seek To Meet With Both Parties On Iraq War (07-129)
July 19, 2007
The U.S. bishops have asked to meet with Republican members of the House of Representatives to discuss a "responsible transition" to end the war in Iraq.
Down the Road – August 2007 (07-126)
July 19, 2007
Bishops Agree To Meet With Members of Congress On Iraq War (07-128)
July 18, 2007
The U.S. bishops have agreed to meet with a group of Catholic House Democrats to discuss a "responsible transition" to end the war in Iraq.
Bishop David Zubik of Green Bay Named Bishop of Pittsburgh (07-127)
July 18, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop David A. Zubik of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to be Bishop of Pittsburgh. Bishop Zubik is 57.
Sister Andr�e Fries, National Leader In Church Finances And Head Of Religious Retirement Office, Dies At 65 (07-125)
July 16, 2007
Sister Andr�e Fries, a national leader in church finances, director of the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), and former head of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood of O'Fallon, Missouri, died July 14 at the age of 65.
Catholic Church in U.S. Awards More Than Half Million To Show Solidarity With Church In Africa (07-124)
July 16, 2007
The Catholic Church in the United States will give $628,000 to 51 programs in Africa, the first ever grants from the bishops' Pastoral Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa.
Pope Accepts Resignation Of Cardinal Keeler Of Baltimore, Names Archbishop Edwin O'Brien To Succeed Him (07-123)
July 12, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal William H. Keeler from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and named Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien for the Military Services, U.S.A. to succeed him.
Anthony R. Picarello Jr. appointed USCCB General Counsel (07-121)
July 6, 2007
Anthony R. Picarello Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, has been appointed General Counsel of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Catholic Bishops Urge Amnesty International to Restore Its Neutral Position on Abortion (07-120)
July 2, 2007
The U.S. bishops have joined persons urging Amnesty International to restore its neutral position on abortion and to reverse a recent decision by its executive council to take a pro-abortion stand.
Archbishop Niederaur Hails Appointment of Archbishop Foley (07-119)
July 2, 2007
Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco, chair of the Committee on Communications of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, praised the appointment of Archbishop John Foley as pro-grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher.