• Church in Each Place and in All Places Will Be Theme of United Methodist-Roman Catholic Dialogue (00-266)
  November 1, 2000
  The Church in Each Place and in All Places will be the theme of the first full meeting of the united Methodist-Roman Catholic dialogue to be held in Washington in March, 2001.
• Dioceses, Parishes Plan Jubilee Year Lay Ministry Celebrations (00-267)
  November 3, 2000
  The Jubilee Day for Lay Ministers, November 26, will be marked by diocesan and parish celebrations nationwide.
• New Kansas City Star Series Scored for Violating Privacy of Deceased Priests (00-268)
  November 5, 2000
  The Department for Communications of the United States Catholic Conference issued the following statement about the Kansas City Star series on priests and HIV/AIDS.
• Father Jerome Listecki Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (00-269)
  November 7, 2000
  Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Jerome E. Listecki, pastor of St. Ignatius Church, Chicago, as Titular Bishop of Nara and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development Honors 'Ole Miss' Graduate for Easing Hurts of Racial Division (00-270)
  November 7, 2000
  John Joseph IV of Decatur, Ala., has been selected as the third recipient of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award honoring young Catholic adults who show leadership in and commitment to social justice.
• O'Hare Airport Chaplain Named to 'Mobility Apostolates' Post (00-271)
  November 8, 2000
  Chicago Archdiocesan priest John A. Jamnicky has been named Coordinator of Mobility Apostolates in the Department of Migration and Refugee Services, Office of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees, at the U.S. Catholic Conference.
• Catholic Official Hails Defeat of Maine Proposal to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide (00-272)
  November 8, 2000
  The Executive Director of the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities called the defeat in Maine of a proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide "an encouraging sign for efforts to respect the life and dignity of vulnerable people."
• Migration Committee Delegation Returns from Central America (00-276)
  November 10, 2000
  Greater respect for the rights of migrants, improved government collaboration, and changes in U.S. immigration policy are among the initial recommendations of three U.S. Bishops who returned last week from a fact-finding mission to three Central American countries.
• Renewing the Mind of the Media Pledge Set for December 16-17 (00-278)
  November 12, 2000
  The Renewing the Mind of the Media Pledge Campaign, designed to encourage those in the media to act responsibly, is set for the weekend of December 16-17 in Catholic parishes nationwide.
• NCCB/USCC President Calls on Soulforce to Respect Those with Whom They Disagree (00-286)
  November 12, 2000
  Saying that people who oppose homosexual activity on religious grounds have also been subjected to hatred and violence, Galveston-Houston Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, president of the NCCB/USCC, called on Soulforce to help persuade those "tempted to hate" people who believe that homosexual activity is immoral that "the way of hate ought not to be anyone's way."
• Cathleen Cleaver Named Spokesperson for Catholic Bishops' Pro-life Secretariat (00-275)
  November 13, 2000
  Cathleen A. Cleaver, Chief Counsel of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. House of Representatives, has been named Director of Planning and Information for the Pro-Life Secretariat of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB).
• $1 Million Catholic Campaign for Human Development Grant Promotes Action on Criminal Justice Reform (00-279)
  November 14, 2000
  The U.S. Catholic bishops' committee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development approved, on November 12, the allocation of $1million to fund educational and community-based organizing efforts related to crime and the criminal justice system in the United States.
• Major Religious Organizations to Announce "A Christian Declaration on Marriage" at Nov. 14 Press Conference (00-277)
  November 14, 2000
  An unprecedented gathering of religious leaders will voice their concerns about marriage and divorce in American society in a first of its kind "A Christian Declaration on Marriage."
• Return to Path of Peace in the Middle East, Bishops Say (00-283)
  November 14, 2000
  A just peace, including a Palestinian state and respect for Israel's right to exist, is the only way forward in the Middle East, according to a statement unanimously approved today by 300 of the nation's Catholic Bishops meeting here in their general assembly.
• Catholic Bishops of the South Issue Pastoral Message on Justice in the Workplace (00-281)
  November 15, 2000
  The Catholic Bishops of the South have issued a pastoral message on justice in the workplace, "Voices and Choices."
• Bishops Challenge Criminal Justice System: Call for Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration (00-282)
  November 15, 2000
  Today, at their annual meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops unanimously adopted a statement on crime and criminal justice.
• Bishops Say U.S. Legal System Nears the Brink of Infanticide (00-284)
  November 15, 2000
  In a statement called "Abortion and the Court: Advancing the Culture of Death," the Catholic bishops said the Court's abortion rulings have brought the nation's legal system "to the brink of endorsing infanticide."
• Current Immigration Laws Undermine Human Dignity; Bishops' Call for Reform (00-285)
  November 15, 2000
  Current federal law undermines the human dignity of immigrants and refugees, according to a resolution adopted today by the nation's Catholic Bishops, who called on policymakers to enact reforms that reverse recent trends.
• Newark Archbishop Named to Washington, D.C. (00-288)
  November 20, 2000
  Pope John Paul II has named Newark Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick to be Archbishop of Washington, D.C., succeeding Cardinal James A. Hickey whose resignation the Holy Father also accepted at this time.
• National Council of Synagogues, BCEIA, Issue Joint Declarations: Condemning Acts of Religious Hatred, And on Children And The Environment (00-297)
  November 28, 2000
  The Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (BCEIA) and the National Council of Synagogues issued a joint statement condemning acts of religious hatred, and a joint reflection on children and the environment.
• Pope Accepts Resignations, Appoints New Metropolitan Archbishop for Ukrainians in Philadelphia and a Bishop for Eparchy of Saskatoon (00-293)
  November 29, 2000
  Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Archbishop Stephen M. Sulyk and appointed Most Reverend Stephen Soroka as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians.
• Christmas Special from Catholic Communication Campaign to Air on NBC Stations (00-294)
  November 29, 2000
  The U.S. bishops' Catholic Communication Campaign is distributing an hour-long program, Once Upon a Christmas, to NBC-TV stations nationwide for broadcast during the holiday season.
• Pope Appoints New Apostolic Exarch for Armenian Catholics in U.S. and Canada (00-295)
  November 30, 2000
  Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Hovhannes Tertzakian, O.M.VEN., Apostolic Exarch for Armenian Catholics in the United States and Canada, and appointed Bishop Manuel Batakian of Beirut as his successor.

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