• Timely Prayer Cards – For Mothers and Fathers – Available From USCCB Publishing (05-109)
  April 29, 2005
  Two timely prayer cards – A Prayer for Mothers and A Prayer for Fathers – are now available from USCCB Publishing.
  
• Bishops' Official Hails House Passage Of Bill Requiring That Parents Be Notified Before A Teen's Abortion (05-108)
  April 28, 2005
  Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote of 270-157 passed the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H.R. 748.
  
• Bishops' Official Urges Congress to Pass Law Requiring That Parents Be Notified Before a Teen's Abortion (05-107)
  April 27, 2005
  Today the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H.R. 748.
  
• Bishops' Membership Photo Directory Now Available (05-106)
  April 25, 2005
  A useful tool for identifying and locating members of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States is now available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Communications.
  
• May Worth Noting (05-104)
  April 25, 2005
  
• USCCB Committee Chairman Opposes Inclusion of "Real ID Act" in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill (05-105)
  April 25, 2005
  In a April 25 letter to House and Senate conferees on H.R. 1268, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2005, Bishop Gerald Barnes, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration and bishop of San Bernardino, California, opposed inclusion of the so-called "REAL ID Act" in the conference committee report.
  
• Bishops' Official Reacts to Failed Effort to Rescind Protections for Pro-Life Doctors and Nurses (05-103)
  April 22, 2005
  Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) gave up her chance for a vote yesterday to rescind the Hyde/Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment which became law last December.
  
• Bishops' Official Hails Move by HHS to Protect Infants Who Survive Abortion (05-102)
  April 22, 2005
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to vigorously enforce violations of the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.
  
• Satellite Transmission Information Mass For The Inauguration Of The Pontificate Of Benedict XVI (05-101)
  April 21, 2005
  The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications has released information for broadcasters on the satellite transmission of the Mass for the Inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI.
  
• Catholic Communication Campaign 2005 Collection May 15: Good News For Everyone (05-100)
  April 21, 2005
  "This has been a year of many debuts made possible by the hard work of the staff of the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) and our diocesan communicators with the support of our diocesan bishops and parish priests and the generosity of the people in the pews," according to Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco, Director of the U. S. Bishops Department of Communications, which oversees the CCC.
  
• ADVISORY - U.S. Cardinals to Hold News Conference Wendensday, April 20 (05-099)
  April 19, 2005
  WASHINGTON (April 19, 2005) – U.S. members of the College of Cardinals will hold a news conference on Wednesday, April 20, at 11:00 a.m. Rome time, in the auditorium of the North American College in Rome.
  
• Statement Of Bishop Skylstad On Election Of Pope Benedict XVI (05-098)
  April 19, 2005
  In a statement on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop William S. Skylstad expressed great joy at the election of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.
  
• "Strengthening the Church at Home" is the theme for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. (05-097)
  April 19, 2005
  "Strengthening the Church at Home" is the theme for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal which is scheduled nationally for the weekend of April 23-24.
  
• Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Meets (05-096)
  April 18, 2005
  The 58th meeting of the Anglican – Roman Catholic dialogue in the United States was held at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, March 3-6, 2005.
  
• Advisory – Bishops' Conference President Speaks On Election Process for the New Pope (05-095)
  April 15, 2005
  Video clips of Bishop Skylstad commenting on the election of Pope John Paul II's successor are available on the Web at....
  
• Head of USCCB Office for Child and Youth Protection Named (05-094)
  April 15, 2005
  Teresa M. Kettelkamp, who served as an official with the Illinois State Police for 29 years, has been named executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Office of Child and Youth Protection.
  
• Down the Road (05-091)
  April 15, 2005
  
• Catholics Send Millions of Postcards Urging Senators Not to Use a Pro-Abortion Litmus Test for Judges (05-093)
  April 13, 2005
  Millions of postcards are on their way to the district offices of U.S. Senators coast to coast as part of the "End Roe Litmus Test" campaign.
  
• Bishop Blaire Issues Statement on the Death of Archbishop Iakovos (05-092)
  April 13, 2005
  The Chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs issued a statement on the death of Archbishop Iakovos, the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America from 1959 to 1996.
  
• Increase in Median Age, Foreign Born, Education Among Newly Ordained Priests (05-089)
  April 12, 2005
  The ordination class of 2005 continues to reflect a trend toward older, better educated men with a substantial percentage born in foreign countries, according to a survey report by sociologist Dean Hoge, PhD.
  
• Resignation Of Bishop Foley Of Birmingham Accepted (05-088)
  April 7, 2005
  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has been informed that the resignation of Bishop David E. Foley of Birmingham, Alabama, was accepted last week, prior to the death of Pope John Paul II.
  
• USCCB Publishing Offers Resources to Honor Pope (05-087)
  April 6, 2005
  USCCB Publishing, the official publishing arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is offering new printed materials and resources on its Web site to honor and pray for Pope John Paul II.
  
• Catholic News Service Web Site Provides Extensive Papal Coverage (05-086)
  April 5, 2005
  Catholic News Service has launched a new Web site on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died April 2 in Vatican City, and on the upcoming conclave of cardinals which will elect the new pope.
  
• Information for Satellite Transmissions of the Holy Father's Funeral Mass Issued by Council for Social Communications (05-085)
  April 5, 2005
  The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications has released information for broadcasters on the satellite transmissions of the Holy Father's funeral Mass, in English and Spanish.
  
• Advisory - Papal Transition Resource (05-084)
  April 3, 2005
  Two versions of a backgrounder on the procedures to be followed after the death of Pope John Paul II and leading to the election of his successor, is available on the Web site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  
• ADVISORY (05-083)
  April 3, 2005
  Representatives of the Department of Communications, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be in Rome to assist the media throughout the period of mourning and funeral of Pope John Paul II and the Conclave to elect his successor.
  
• Advisory - Papal Transition Resources, John Paul II Information, On USCCB Web Site
  (05-082)
  April 2, 2005
  Following are resources available on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Web site regarding the papal transition prompted by the death of Pope John Paul II today.
  
• ADVISORY (05-080)
  April 1, 2005
  Attached are Web page addresses from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for background information on Pope John Paul II.
  
• Bishops' Conference President Recalls Achievements of a 'Truly Remarkable Life' (05-081)
  April 1, 2005
  In a statement released today, Spokane Bishop William S. Skylstad, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that, "At the very center of his being, Pope John Paul II was a priest and pastor."
  

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