• New Round in U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue Opens (06-023)
  January 31, 2006
  Forty years after the first talks between the two religious traditions began, more than 20 Lutheran and Roman Catholic leaders and theologians participated in the first meeting of Round XI at the Cenacle Conference and Retreat Center here Dec. 1-4.
• Pope's First Encyclical Will Be Published by USCCB Publishing (06-021)
  January 27, 2006
  "God Is Love" ("Deus Caritas Est"), the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, will be published in this country by USCCB Publishing, the publishing arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• USCCB President Hails Pope's First Encyclical (06-020)
  January 25, 2006
  Spokane Bishop William S. Skylstad, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI is "evidence of both his great scholarship and his profound spiritual insight."
• Catholic Press, Catholic Academy Convention in Nashville, May 24-26, to Consider 'Sounds of the Future' (06-019)
  January 25, 2006
  "Sounds of the Future" will be the theme of the 2006 Catholic Media Convocation, meeting in Nashville's Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, May 24-26, co-sponsored by the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic Academy.
• Second Look Project Ad Campaign Returns to D.C. Area (06-018)
  January 25, 2006
  A major ad campaign, the Second Look Project, seeks to dispel myths about Roe v. Wade and challenges the public to reconsider the scope of abortion law in the United States, asking: "Have we gone too far?"
• 16 New Members Are Announced for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council (06-017)
  January 23, 2006
  Sixteen new members have been added to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council, a 63-member body which meets semi-annually to review documentation and offer recommendations concerning matters before the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
• Bishops' Film Office Lists 'Narnia,' 'Crash' Among Top Films Of 2005; Also Hails Best Family Films (06-016)
  January 23, 2006
  The Chronicles of Narnia, based on the C.S. Lewis classic, and Crash, a searing study of racial prejudice, stand among the top 10 films of 2005 hailed by the U.S. Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.
• USCCB President Supports Vision of Peace with Justice in Meeting with King of Jordan (06-015)
  January 20, 2006
  In remarks to His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan on behalf of the Co-Ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land, the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop William Skylstad, strongly supported "a vision of peace with justice in the region and throughout the world" and for the view that "mutual respect between Islam and Christianity is a path to peace."
• Bishops' Official Comments on Ayotte Decision (06-014)
  January 19, 2006
  A spokeswoman for the Pro-Life Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops addressed the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.
• Catholic Bishops Meeting In Holy Land Issue Call for Justice for All People and the Three Faiths of That Land (06-013)
  January 19, 2006
  A call for peace with justice for all people and the three faiths of the Holy Land was issued by Catholic bishops today (January 19).
• CCHD Provides More Than $500,000 in Additional Hurricane Relief (06-012)
  January 19, 2006
  The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) today announced the awarding of more than half a million dollars in special grants to groups assisting low-income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita rebuild their lives and communities.
• Survey Finds Americans Fear Poverty Will Get Worse – Possibly Trapping Them as Individuals – and Want it Decreased or Eliminated Entirely (06-011)
  January 19, 2006
  Nearly two-thirds of Americans – 65 percent – fear that poverty will increase in the United States in 2006 while seven in 10 (71 percent) believe there are more poor people today than a year ago and 63 percent worry that they could themselves become poor, according to the latest Poverty Pulse survey by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
• Bishops' Official Comments on Use of Federally Controlled Drugs for Assisted Suicide (06-010)
  January 17, 2006
  An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commented today on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision regarding use of federally controlled drugs for assisted suicide.
• Down the Road – February Calendar (06-009)
  January 17, 2006
  
• Timothy Collins Appointed Executive Director of Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) (06-008)
  January 17, 2006
  Timothy F. Collins has been named Executive Director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
• MEDIA ADVISORY (06-007)
  January 17, 2006
  New Orleans Venue for CCHD to Release New Public Opinion Poll on Poverty in America and Announce Special Post-Katrina Grants to Gulf Coast
• Catholic Bishops Call for "Responsible Transition" in Iraq; Urge "Serious Civil Dialogue" (06-006)
  January 12, 2006
  Calling for a national civil dialogue that will lead to a responsible transition in Iraq, the Chairman of the Committee on International Policy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said such a dialogue can help our nation chart a course of action that meets both the "moral and human dimensions of the situation in Iraq."
• Bishops' Official Comments On Human Cloning Hoax (06-005)
  January 10, 2006
  Commenting on Seoul National University's final report on the South Korean cloning scandal, which found that a team led by Dr. Woo-Suk Hwang had fabricated two major studies on human cloning, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called this hoax "the most obvious symptom of a field where ethical concerns were dismissed in the pursuit of alleged miracle cures."
• Solidarity with Immigrants is Focus of U.S. Bishops' National Migration Week, Jan. 8-14 (06-004)
  January 6, 2006
  At a time of considerable discussion of the place of immigrants in American society, the U.S. Bishops' National Migration Week, set for January 8-14, will focus on solidarity with immigrants and other people on the move.
• Midwest Regional Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims Meets to "Envision an American Future" (06-003)
  January 5, 2006
  At a time of continuing public debate on the role of religion in American life, the Midwest Regional Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims met at the headquarters of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in Plainfield, Indiana, on December 13 and 14, 2005, to identify core values and to seek creative ways to address the challenges of faithful living in the USA today.
• January is "Poverty in America Awareness Month" (06-002)
  January 4, 2006
  The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) this month launched a new national awareness campaign that calls attention to the 37 million Americans now living in poverty, according to the most recent U.S. Census figures.
• Bishop Losten's Resignation Accepted, Bishop Chomnycky Named Bishop of Stamford of The Ukrainians; Msgr. John Bura Named Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia (06-001)
  January 3, 2006
  Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Basil H. Losten of the Eparchy of Stamford for Ukrainians.

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