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

March 2001 Press Release Archives

Lebanese Patriarch to Take Questions on Middle East (01-036)
March 1, 2001
As events in the Middle East continue to unfold, Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir of Lebanon will be available to the media on Tuesday, March 6, to offer his perspective on the current situation in Lebanon and its importance to the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Sister Glenn Anne Mcphee Named USCC Secretary for Education (01-037)
March 2, 2001
Dominican Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has been named Secretary for Education at the United States Catholic Conference effective late summer.
Pope Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Francis T. Hurley; Bishop Roger L. Schwietz Succeeds in Anchorage (01-035)
March 3, 2001
Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska. Most Reverend Roger L. Schwietz, OMI, who was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage in January of last year, will now become Ordinary of the Archdiocese.
Vote for Best Movie, Urges Bishops Communications Committee (01-038)
March 7, 2001
The U.S. Bishops' Communications Committee is urging people to cast their own vote for the Best Movie of 2000.
60 Minutes on CLONING (01-040)
March 9, 2001
On Sunday evening, March 11, the CBS program 60 Minutes (7 PM ET) will feature a segment on the widely discussed topic of cloning.
Jesus in Art Symposium Slated For Metropolitan Museum of Art (01-039)
March 9, 2001
A symposium on Jesus in art will be held Saturday, March 31, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bishop Named for New Eparchy in Chicago for Syro-malabarians; Bishop-elect Angadiath Is Also Apostolic Visitator in Canada (01-041)
March 13, 2001
Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Jacob Angadiath, Director of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago, in Bellwood, as Bishop of the newly erected Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago of the Syro-Malabarians and as Permanent Apostolic VISITATOR in Canada.
Cardinal Law Issues St. Patrick's Day Statement (01-043)
March 16, 2001
Cardinal Bernard Law, Archbishop of Boston and the Chairman of the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Catholic Conference, today issued his annual statement on the Feast of St. Patrick.
Around the Corner -- Media Alert (01-044)
March 30, 2001
Triduum Celebrates Close of Lenten Season; Tens of Thousands Join Catholic Church Across the United States; Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
DOWN THE ROAD -- EVENTS IN APRIL 2001 (01-045)
March 20, 2001
Jazz Musician Dave Brubeck Featured in Easter Mass on ABC-TV (01-046)
March 20, 2001
Jazz musician Dave Brubeck will perform sections of his Mass, To Hope, as part of an Easter Sunday Mass to air on ABC-TV stations April 15.
Catholic Radio Weekly to Be Launched in April by CCC (01-047)
March 21, 2001
Catholic Radio Weekly, a half-hour radio program produced by the U.S. Bishops' Catholic Communication Campaign, will be launched in April.
Committee on the Home Missions Will Award Nearly $9 Million in Grants this Year (01-048)
March 26, 2001
The Bishops' Committee on the Home Missions (CHM) will award nearly $9 million in grants to more than 100 dioceses, organizations and religious orders this year.
Bishops Highlight Deficiencies, Opportunities in Testimony on Foreign Aid (01-049)
March 28, 2001
The recent U.S. record on foreign aid is "scandalous, " according to testimony delivered to Congress today on behalf of the nation's Catholic Bishops, who said the time is opportune for a new dialogue on reshaping U.S. foreign aid policy.
Second Edition of Spanish Language Catechism For The United States to Be Published (01-050)
March 29, 2001
The second edition for the United States of Catecismo de la Iglesia Cat�lica, the Spanish language version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in both soft and hard cover formats, will be available for distribution in early April from the United States Catholic Conference and Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
Pro-life Official 'Gratified' at Arrest of Suspected Killer of Abortion Doctor (01-051)
March 29, 2001
Cathleen Cleaver, Director of Planning and Information for the Pro-Life Secretariat of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement following a report today that the man suspected of the 1998 killing of abortion doctor Barnett Slepian had been arrested in France.
The Church in Each Place and in All Places Was Theme for United Methodist Roman Catholic Dialogue (01-052)
March 30, 2001
The first regular meeting of the sixth round of the United Methodist Roman Catholic Dialogue in the United States met from March 26 - 28 at St Paul's College, Washington, DC.