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April 2003 Press Release Archives
- U. S. Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation Agrees To a Response to The Gift Of Authority (03-075)
April 1, 2003
Meeting from March 27-30, 2003, members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States (ARC-USA) concluded their discussion of The Gift of Authority and agreed to a response that listed certain strengths of the document.
- Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue Begins (03-076)
April 1, 2003
Catholics and Buddhists brought together by Dharma Realm Buddhist Association, the San Francisco Zen Center, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met March 20-23, 2003.
- Fundamental Dignity, Rights and Responsibilities Should Be Basis of Foreign Aid (03-077)
April 2, 2003
Sustainable human development, which will lead to a more just and peaceful world, should be the objective of a substantially increased U.S. foreign aid program, according to congressional testimony submitted on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services.
- Book on Roman Catholic-Polish National Catholic Dialogue To Be Published In The Fall (03-078)
April 7, 2003
The thirty-sixth meeting of the Roman Catholic-Polish National Catholic Dia-logue took place at the Washington Retreat House in Washington, DC, on March 26 and 27, 2003. It was presided over by Bishop James C. Timlin of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton and PNCC Prime Bishop Emeritus John F. Swantek.
- Media Advisory: U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees To Honor Congressional Refugee Caucus (03-079)
April 8, 2003
- Bishop Calls For Release Of Cuban Dissidents (03-080)
April 8, 2003
Recently arrested Cuban dissidents - human rights activists, journalists, poets and labor leaders, "which only authoritarian regimes have reason to fear" - should be released, according to the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' International Policy Committee.
- CCHD Unveils Route For Brake The Cycle Of Poverty Bike Tour Across U.S. (03-081)
April 8, 2003
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) today finalized the route it will follow on its summer 2003 bike tour across America.
- New Los Angeles Cathedral Site of Easter Mass on NBC-TV Stations (03-082)
April 11, 2003
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, will be the principal celebrant and the homilist for "Easter Sunday Liturgy from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels," to be distributed to NBC-TV stations for broadcast on April 20.
- Dr. Eugene Fisher Named by Pope as Consultor to Holy See's Commission For Religious Relations with the Jews (03-083)
April 11, 2003
Dr. Eugene J. Fisher, Associate Director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has received from Pope John Paul II his fifth quinquennial appointment as Consultor to the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.
- Pope's New Book of Poetry, Roman Triptych, to Be Published By USCCB Publishing (03-084)
April 14, 2003
Widely regarded as his spiritual last testament, Roman Triptych, Meditations, a new book of poems by Pope John Paul II, will be published in this country by USCCB Publishing, the official publisher of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Austin Diocese Canon Lawyer Named Consultant on Canonical Issues Related to Sexual Abuse by Clergy (03-085)
April 15, 2003
Father Ronny E. Jenkins, a priest of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, and an Assistant Professor of Canon Law at The Catholic University of America, has been named a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in dealing with the issue of sexual abuse by clergy.
- Record $11.1 Million in Grants Announced By Bishops' Committee on Home Missions; 40% Directed to Hispanic Ministries (03-088)
April 16, 2003
The Catholic Home Missions Appeal, which helps the most financially-strapped dioceses in the United States to carry out the work of preaching the Gospel, will award $11.1 in grants this year, the highest total in its history.
- Down the Road – Upcoming May Calendar (03-086)
April 16, 2003
- Down the Road – Upcoming Events in May (03-087)
April 16, 2003
Film to Focus on Wives of Deacons; Gathering of Asian and Pacific Catholics at Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; Annual Communications Day to Focus on Media and Peace.
- Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Catholics, Muslims Holds Sixth Annual Meeting (03-089)
April 16, 2003
he Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims held its sixth annual meeting April 8-9. Focusing the first afternoon on current events, participants shared their thoughts and feelings on the impact of the war in Iraq and the overall war on terrorism on their lives.
- USCCB President Greets New Encyclical on the Eucharist (03-090)
April 17, 2003
Belleville Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed the encyclical, Ecclesia De Eucharistia, signed today, Holy Thursday, by Pope John Paul II in Rome.
- Msgr. Dominic Dinh Mai Luong Named Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (03-091)
April 24, 2003
Pope John Paul II has appointed Monsignor Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, pastor of Mary, Queen of Vietnam Church, New Orleans, and Director of the National Center for the Vietnamese Apostolate, as Titular Bishop of Cebarades and Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, California.
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development Names Winners in Third Annual Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest (03-094)
April 29, 2003
A high school senior from St. Benedict the Abbot parish in McMurray, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, has won the grand prize in the 2002-2003 Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Multi-Media Youth Arts contest. CCHD is the national anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Monsignor George W. Coleman Named Bishop of Fall River (03-092)
April 30, 2003
Pope John Paul II has appointed Monsignor George W. Coleman, Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, as Bishop of Fall River.
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