USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - September 2000 Press Release Archives

September 2000 Press Release Archives

Catholic Campaign Awards $10 Million to Fight Poverty, Support Self-Help Programs, Note Poverty at Time of Prosperity (00-222)
September 5, 2000
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the anti-poverty initiative of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, announced today the distribution of $10.1 million targeted at the causes of poverty and encouraged Americans to acknowledge the depth and breadth of poverty in this country.
Bishops' President Welcomes Declaration of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (00-223)
September 5, 2000
Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement welcoming the presentation of "Dominus Iesus: On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church" by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Highlander: Endgame Joins CCC Movie Line (00-224)
September 5, 2000
For the week of September 1-7 the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) 1-800 movie review line includes the new feature Highlander: Endgame.
Catholic Communications Personnel Directory 2000/2001 Available (00-226)
September 5, 2000
The 2000/2001 Directory of Catholic Communications Personnel will be released in mid-September by the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Communications.
2000-2001 Respect Life Materials are Now Available (00-228)
September 5, 2000
Respect Life program materials for the 2000-2001 observance are now available from the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB).
Recently Returned Bishops Offer Initial Recommendations
on African Refugee Situation (00-229)
September 5, 2000
Ending the violence, allowing greater access to the victims of conflict, and increasing foreign aid from wealthy nations are among the initial recommendations of two U.S. bishops who returned last week from a fact-finding mission to Africa's Great Lakes region.
Father Augustine Di Noia to leave NCCB for New Post at John Paul II Cultural Center (00-225)
September 6, 2000
Dominican Father J. Augustine Di Noia, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices at the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, will leave the NCCB in mid-February to be Director of the newly established Intercultural Forum at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, D.C..
Religious Leaders Urge Extension of Religious Worker Visa Legislation (00-227)
September 6, 2000
Representatives of nine religious organizations today cautioned that a failure to legislate a permanent extension of the Religious Worker Visa Program would be a disservice to religious communities across the country.
New CCC Spanish-language Radio Public Service Spots to Air; Previous PSA Campaign Wins Awards (00-230)
September 7, 2000
The Catholic Communication Campaign has launched two new public service ads to radio stations nationwide.
Arthur Andersen Finds Improved Religious Retirement Picture, Still a Need for More than Six Billion Dollars, (00-231)
September 7, 2000
Arthur Andersen LLP's Eighth Biannual Survey of the retirement needs of members of religious orders in the United States has found in the past two years almost a billion dollar decrease in funds needed to offset the unfunded retirement liability.
CCC Film Festival, Faith on Film, Slated for New York (00-235)
September 14, 2000
To celebrate the Jubilee Year 2000, the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film & Broadcasting will host a film festival in New York City on Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14.
U.S. Has Obligation to Clean up Environmental Hazards At Former Military Bases (00-236)
September 20, 2000
Pollution at the sites of former U.S. military bases in the Philippines merits attention from the U.S. government, according to a letter from an official at the U.S. Catholic Conference issued today.
St. Francis Appreciated Environment, Creation (00-237)
September 21, 2000
October 4 is the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
Down the Road -- Calendar of Events, October 2000 (00-238)
September 21, 2000
Congress Urged to Enact Born-alive Infants Protection Act (00-239)
September 22, 2000
The Executive Director of the Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities has urged Congress to approve the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.
Bishops' President Condemns Sudan's Bombing of Health Clinic (00-240)
September 22, 2000
In a strongly worded statement, the President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference condemned the bombing of a Catholic health clinic in southern Sudan, calling the action by the Sudanese government "reprehensible."
Bishops' Family Life Committee, National and Diocesan Family and Pro-life Representatives, to Be at Papal Jubilee Meeting on Families (00-241)
September 27, 2000
Bishop Anthony J. O'Connell of Palm Beach, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Marriage and Family Life, will lead a group of thirty-six to represent the bishops at a special jubilee meeting of the Holy Father with families on October 14-15 in Rome.
CCHD Launches First Multi-media Youth Arts Contest: Helping People Help Themselves (00-242)
September 27, 2000
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has announced its first-ever Multi-Media Youth Arts contest.
Bishops' Conference Official Comments on Approval of Abortion Pill (00-243)
September 28, 2000
Gail Quinn, Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement today on the approval by the FDA of the abortion pill Mifepristone.
Allow Sale of Food and Medicine to Cuba, Cardinal Urges (00-244)
September 28, 2000
The Chairman of the Bishops' International Policy Committee today urged an end to U.S. sanctions which prohibit the sale of food and medicine to Cuba.
Jubilee Film Festival to Conclude with Fr. Bud Kieser Tribute (00-245)
September 29, 2000
To mark the recent death of Rev. Ellwood "Bud" Kieser, CSP, the Jubilee 2000 Film Festival will feature a brief tribute followed by his 1985 TV production, The Fourth Wise Man as the closing film.