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January 2002 Press Release Archives
- World Day for Consecrated Life Slated for February 2-3 (02-001)
January 2, 2002
The annual 2002 World Day for Consecrated Life will be marked in dioceses nationwide the weekend of February 2-3. The theme is "Be Seekers of the Lord," from the Book of Zephaniah 2:3.
- Jornada mundial de la vida consagrada fijada para el 2 y 3 de febrero (02-002)
January 2, 2002
La celebración anual de la Jornada Mundial de la Vida Consagrada de 2002 tendrá lugar en todas las diócesis de la nación durante fin de semana del 2 al 3 de febrero.
- January Is Poverty in America Awareness Month: New Media Campaign Spotlights 12 Million Poor Children in U.S. (02-003)
January 2, 2002
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) today launched a new national awareness campaign emphasizing the tragic reality that one out of every six children in the United States lives in poverty, according to the most recent U.S. census figures.
- Pope Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Schulte of New Orleans; Coadjutor Archbishop Hughes Succeed Him (02-004)
January 3, 2002
Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Francis B. Schulte from the governance of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes, his coadjutor archbishop, succeeds him.
- Terrorism Response Noted in Annual Stand Against Violence (02-006)
January 3, 2002
Response to terrorism is a key theme of Stand Against Violence, the Catholic Church's annual January 15-22 anti-violence campaign.
- Pope Name Auxiliary Bishop Paul Bootkoski Bishop of Metuchen; Accepts Resignation of Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen (02-005)
January 4, 2002
Pope John Paul II has named Newark Auxiliary Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski as Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey. At the same time, the pope accepted the resignation of Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen from governance of the Diocese of Metuchen.
- National Prayer Vigil for Life, Events, Scheduled for January 21-22 (02-007)
January 7, 2002
Thousands of Catholics from across the country will gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Vigil Mass for Life and National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 21, the eve of the 29th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
- Prayer, Art Contest, Grant Program Mark National Migration Week January 6-12 (02-009)
January 9, 2002
Heightened security concerns following last year's terrorist attacks should not "harden our hearts" to migrants, refugees, and immigrants, according to the nation's Catholic bishops, who have declared January 6 to 12 "National Migration Week."
- Bishops' Conference President Welcomes Israeli Decision on Nazareth Mosque (02-010)
January 9, 2002
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville (IL), President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, today welcomed the decision of the Israeli government to find an alterative location for a proposed mosque in Nazareth.
- Father James Fitzgerald Named Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (02-011)
January 10, 2002
Pope John Paul II has appointed Father James Fitzgerald, pastor of St. Mary
Church, Mokena, Illinois, as Titular Bishop of Walla Walla and Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet.
- Bishops' Fund Will Help Rebuild Remote Chapels in El Salvador (02-013)
January 10, 2002
In response to the series of devastating earthquakes in January and February of last year, which damaged or destroyed nearly 400 chapels in remote parts of El Salvador, the U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Church in Latin America has established a $1.5 million fund to aid in their repair and reconstruction.
- National Poverty Pulse Poll Indicates Many People Are More Likely to Help Those in Poverty than Ever Before (02-012)
January 11, 2002
Almost half of the nation's residents are more likely than ever before to help people living in poverty, according to a national poll released by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
- Fast from Food, Violence, Apathy, Notes Bishops' Liturgy Director Linking Ash Wednesday to Ground Zero (02-014)
January 15, 2002
Christians are called to fast during Lent, and the fast can be not only from food but also from violence and apathy, said Father James Moroney, head of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for the Liturgy.
- Bishop Cites Link Between Pope's Planned Assisi Meeting and Ecumenical, Interreligious Services in U.S. (02-015)
January 15, 2002
The Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs said Pope John Paul II's January 24 meeting with leaders of the world's religions in Assisi will coincide with the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and with various ecumenical observances in this country related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- Around the Corner -- Febrary Media Alert (02-016)
January 15, 2002
USCCB to Honor Black History; February Marks Celebration of Consecrated Life; Ash Wednesday Symbol of Prayer, Fasting; Domestic, International Issues Focus of Annual Social Ministry Gathering; Home Missions Appeal to Award Grants.
- Prayer for Peace Prayer Card Was Best Seller of 2001 (02-018)
January 25, 2002
The Prayer for Peace prayer card, which sold more than 765,000 copies in
the final three weeks of 2001, was the best seller of the year for USCCB Publishing, the official publisher of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Catholic Communications Directory Released (02-020)
January 31, 2002
The 2002 Directory of Catholic Communications Personnel has been published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Communications.
- Spokeswoman Applauds Guidelines Expanding Health Insurance to Unborn Children (02-021)
January 31, 2002
The spokeswoman for the Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Secretariat hailed the announcement today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that states will be allowed to provide health care insurance to low-income pregnant women for their unborn children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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