• "Second Look Project" Campaign Launched to Provide Facts So That the Public Can Take 'A Second Look' at Abortion (01-153)
  September 4, 2001
  The Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will launch in the Greater Philadelphia area the "Second Look Project," to present basic factual information about abortion.
• 'Seize the Moment,' Bishop Urges U.S., Mexican Presidents (01-154)
  September 4, 2001
  On the eve of the U.S.-Mexico summit, the chairman of the Bishops' Migration Committee today urged those nations' presidents to "seize the moment" and provide a bold vision for regulating migration.
• Dioceses Report Support for Renewing the Mind of the Media Campaign (01-155)
  September 4, 2001
  Catholics in the United States have rallied to the call for Renewing the Mind of the Media, according to numbers being reported by dioceses across the country.
• Catholic Campaign for Human Development Awards $10 Million to Fight Poverty (01-157)
  September 6, 2001
  The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) announced today the distribution of $10 million to support projects that address the causes of poverty in the United States.
• Bishop Welcomes U.S.-Mexican Migration Talks, Urges Reforms (01-158)
  September 10, 2001
  Bilateral negotiations on immigration issues between Mexico and the United States, highlighted by last week's state visit of Mexico's president.
• Bishops' Administrative Committee Expresses Sorrow Over Tragedy, Calls For Prayer And Unity (01-159)
  September 11, 2001
  The Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting here issued a statement on the apparent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington today.
• Catholic Charities Agencies Mobilize To Help Victims of Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks (01-160)
  September 13, 2001
  Catholic Charities agencies are mobilizing to help victims and their families recover from the devastation in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.
• Bishops' Web Site Offers Info on Donations, Liturgical Aids, Papal, Bishop Remarks, Condolences From Around The World (01-161)
  September 13, 2001
  Aids for dealing with the national tragedy of September 11, including information on donations to people affected by the terrorist attacks and assistance in planning prayer services have been posted on the U.S. bishops' web site, www.usccb.org.
• Heads of Washington Archdiocese, Military Archdiocese And Arlington Diocese to Concelebrate Mass For Peace, Healing (01-162)
  September 13, 2001
  Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, and Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington (VA), will celebrate a Mass for Healing and Peace Sunday, September 16, at noon, at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
• Catholic Bishops and Muslim Leaders Issue Joint Statement (01-163)
  September 14, 2001
  Catholic Bishops and Muslim leaders issued a joint statement today (September 14) in response to this week's terrorist attacks on the United States.
• Salvation Is Theme of Southern Baptist-Catholic Conversation (01-164)
  September 17, 2001
  The understanding of salvation among Southern Baptists, and how the Southern Baptist interpretation differs from the Catholic perspective, was the theme of a recent Southern Baptist-Catholic Conversation.
• U.S. Bishops Thank Pope for Concern After Terrorist Attack (01-165)
  September 18, 2001
  The US. Bishops thanked Pope John Paul II for his concern after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, Tuesday, September 11.
• Bishops Say 'Resolve and Restraint' Must Govern Nation's 'Obligation to Defend the Common Good' (01-166)
  September 20, 2001
  In a letter to President Bush, Galveston-Houston Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed support for efforts "to seek out and hold accountable" those responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, saying that the bishops were praying for him to "find just, wise and effective ways to respond with resolve and restraint to the long-term task of ending terrorism."
• Bishop Houck of Jackson Named President of Catholic Church Extension Society (01-167)
  September 21, 2001
  Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, Mississippi has been named President of the Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States.
• World Day For Consecrated Life Materials Sent to Dioceses (01-151)
  September 21, 2001
  Materials for the celebration of the 2002 World Day for Consecrated Life have been distributed to dioceses.
• Down the Road -- Events in October 2001 (01-168)
  September 24, 2001
  
• Pope Accepts Bishop Hart's Resignation; Bishop Ricken Succeeds in Cheyenne (01-170)
  September 25, 2001
  Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Bishop David L. Ricken, who was named Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne in December, 1999, will now become Ordinary of the diocese.
• Around the Corner - October Media Alert (01-169)
  September 27, 2001
  ABC-TV to Air CCC Documentary on Catholic-Jewish Relations; International Diaconate Convenings in October; October is Respect Life Month
• CCC-Funded Documentary on Catholic-Jewish Relations to Air on ABC-TV Stations (01-171)
  September 28, 2001
  The Catholic Church's 50-year journey toward reconciliation with the Jewish people is the subject of I Am Joseph, Your Brother.

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