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January 2000 Press Release Archives
- Religious Orders Increasing Presence on World Wide Web (00-001)
January 2, 2000
Catholic sisters, brothers, and priests stand among the millions of people seeking connection through the World Wide Web, according to a recent survey of Catholic institutes of consecrated life.
- Sixth Graders Vote Maryknoll, Precious Blood Sisters Websites Most Attractives and Useful of Religious Order Sites (00-002)
January 2, 2000
Sixth grade students at Mary, Seat of Wisdom School in Park Ridge, Illinois, voted the Websites of the Maryknoll Missionaries and the Sisters of the Most Previous Blood the most attractive and most useful sites, respectively, of religious order sites on the World Wide Web.
- U.S. Bishops Welcome Jubilee Year With Ad Campaign on God's Love (00-003)
January 2, 2000
The U.S. bishops opened the Jubilee Year 2000 with an ad campaign that highlights people's power for good when they realize God loves them.
- Bishops, Journalists to Be January Guests on Personally Speaking, Catholic Communication Campaign Talk Show on Odyssey (00-005)
January 3, 2000
Archbishop Justin Rigali of St. Louis, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Camden, New Jersey, and journalists Margaret and Peter Steinfels and Magee Hickey will be featured guests on Personally Speaking.
- Bishop Named to Little Rock; Coadjutor Succeeds in Rockville Centre (00-004)
January 4, 2000
Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignations of Bishop Andrew J. McDonald of Little Rock and Bishop John R. McGann of Rockville Centre and has appointed the Rev. Msgr. James Peter Sartain, vicar general of the Diocese of Memphis, to be bishop of Little Rock.
- National Migration Week Raises Awareness, Encourages Outreach (00-007)
January 7, 2000
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops marks the 21st observance of National Migration Week January 3-9, highlighting its ongoing efforts to raise public awareness of the plight of refugees and immigrants, and encouraging outreach to "the stranger among us."
- Hurricanes, Snow Fall Featured on this Week's Movie Line (00-011)
January 7, 2000
Hurricanes and snow fall are featured on this week's movie line. The January 7-13, 2000 list includes the following theater releases and their classifications according to moral suitability. Movies are evaluated according to artistic merit and moral suitability by the U.S. Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.
- Encuentro 2000 Meeting in Los Angeles to Stress Jubilee Themes Of Reconciliation and Reaching out to the Weak (00-006)
January 10, 2000
Encuentro 2000, the Catholic Church's national jubilee year meeting in the United States, will stress the themes of reconciliation and reaching out to the weak.
- Jubilee Resource for Young People Available from U.s. Bishops (00-008)
January 10, 2000
A youth and young adult oriented jubilee year guide has been published by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth and is now available.
- Washington Prayer Breakfast to Mark Jubilee Day for Women (00-009)
January 10, 2000
Several national organizations, including the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' (NCCB) Committee on Women in Society and in the Church, will sponsor a prayer breakfast in Washington to mark the Jubilee Day for Women on March 25.
- Bishop Leibrecht Says Cchd Founders Were 'Visionaries'; Diocesan Directors Celebrate 30 Years of Domestic Anti-poverty Program (00-010)
January 10, 2000
Bishop John J. Leibrecht said the Bishops who founded the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) more than 30 years ago were "visionaries" whose dream to provide funds to help the poor help themselves has transformed many locales in the past three decades.
- Supernova, But No Super Movies, Added to Movie Line (00-012)
January 14, 2000
Supernova, but no superior movies were added to this week's movie line reviews.
- Bishop Roger L. Schwietz is Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage (00-013)
January 18, 2000
Pope John Paul II has named Bishop Roger L. Schwietz, OMI, of Duluth, to be Coadjutor Archbishop to Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska.
- Bishop Fiorenza Extends Sympathy on Occasion of Seton Hall Fire (00-014)
January 19, 2000
Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza expressed the sympathy of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on the occasion of the January 19 fire at Seton Hall University. His letter is attached.
- February Events (00-015)
January 21, 2000
- Angela's Ashes Leads 1-800 Movie Line List (00-016)
January 21, 2000
Angela's Ashes leads the list on the 1-800 movie line this week. The January 21-27 list includes the following theater releases and their classifications according to moral suitability. Movies are evaluated according to artistic merit and moral suitability by the U.S. Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.
- USCC Applauds FCC Decision to Launch Low Power Radio (00-017)
January 21, 2000
The Communications Committee of the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) applauded the decision (January 20) by the Federal Communications Commission to license low power radio stations throughout the United States.
- February Pitches (00-018)
January 24, 2000
- Auxiliary Bishop Named for Boston (00-019)
January 28, 2000
Pope John Paul II has appointed the Reverend Richard J. Malone Titular Bishop of Aptuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston. Father Malone is currently serving as the archdiocese's Secretary for Education.
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