• Msgr. George Higgins, Dean of Church Social Action Movement, Dies (02-079)
  May 1, 2002
  Msgr. George G. Higgins, the "labor priest" who was generally regarded as the dean of the U.S. Church's social action ministry for the last half century, died May 1 at the age of 86.
• Pope John Paul II Appeals for 'Revitalization of the Sacrament of Reconciliation' (02-080)
  May 1, 2002
  Citing Catholics' return to the Sacrament of Penance since the Jubilee Year, Pope John Paul II today issued an apostolic letter in which he calls for a "vigorous revitalization" of the sacrament and which reiterates existing Church teaching regarding its valid celebration.
• Bishop Basil Schott Named Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh of the Byzantines; Very Reverend John Kudrick Named Bishop of Parma (02-082)
  May 2, 2002
  Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Basil M. Schott, OFM, of the Byzantine Eparchy of Parma to be Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh of the Byzantines. He succeeds Archbishop Justin M. Procyk who died April 24, 2001.
• Media Alert Hotel Space for June Bishops' Meeting (02-083)
  May 3, 2002
  Media seeking hotel rooms for the June meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Dallas are being referred to the Adolphus Hotel, 1-800-221-9083.
• Lutheran, Catholic Scholars Continue Work on Church as Koinonia (02-084)
  May 6, 2002
  Scholars from the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Catholic Church in the US met at St.
• USCCB Urges Increased Access To Prenatal Care For Low-Income Women and Their Unborn Children (02-085)
  May 7, 2002
  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has expressed support for regulatory changes proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services to increase access to prenatal care for low-income pregnant women and their unborn children.
• Bishops' President Expresses Relief at End of Bethlehem Standoff (02-088)
  May 10, 2002
  Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville (IL), President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, today issued a statement expressing his relief that the "unprecedented and intolerable standoff at the Church of the Nativity" in Bethlehem had ended.
• Communion, Structures, Discussed by United Methodist, Catholic Dialogue (02-089)
  May 14, 2002
  The understanding of the Church as communion in their two traditions and the structures that serve that communion were discussed in the third meeting of the sixth round of the United Methodist, Roman Catholic Dialogue.
• World Youth Day Registration, Payment Due June 15 (02-091)
  May 16, 2002
  The deadline to register and pay all participant fees for World Youth Day is June 15. World Youth Day will take place in Toronto from July 22 through 28.
• Media Advisory: Media Credentialls Deadline is June 1 (On-Site Credentials, Full Access Not Guaranteed) (02-092)
  May 16, 2002
  The pre-registration deadline for media credentials for the June 13-15 meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Dallas is June 1.
• Media Advisory: Refugee Groups to Issue Report on Current Refugee Arrivals (02-093)
  May 20, 2002
  Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will join other members of Refugee Council USA to mark the six-month anniversary of President Bush's order allowing for the admission of 70,000 refugees in fiscal year 2002 with a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, at the U.S. Capitol.
• Pope Names Bishop, Creates Eparchy in San Diego for Chaldeans (02-094)
  May 20, 2002
  Pope John Paul II erected the Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans and named as its first Bishop Monsignor Sarhad Jammo, pastor of St. Joseph parish, Troy, Michigan.
• Catholic Official Urges Senate to Oppose S. 2439, a Bill to Allow Human Cloning (02-095)
  May 20, 2002
  An official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the Senate to oppose S. 2439, a bill to allow human cloning for research purpose.
• Wide Range of Topics Discussed at 34th Meeting of Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue (02-097)
  May 28, 2002
  The 34th meeting of the Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue took place in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 15 and 16, 2002. The host was Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville.
• Catholic Ecumenists and Their Ecumenical Partners Gather in Dialogue (02-098)
  May 28, 2002
  The National Workshop on Christian Unity and the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers met in Cleveland, Ohio May 20-23.
• Bishops Welcome Nuclear Treaty, Urge Further Action on Nuclear Disarmament (02-100)
  May 28, 2002
  The signing of the nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia Friday is a welcome step but must be seen as "one of many steps that must be taken" toward a global ban on nuclear weapons.
• Pope Names New Bishops for Covington and Steubenville, Accepts Resignation of Bishop Sheldon (02-099)
  May 30, 2002
  Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Gilbert I. Sheldon, Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio since 1992, and appointed Father Robert D. Conlon, pastor of Holy Redeemer Church, New Bremen, Ohio, as his successor.
• Down the Road – Events in June 2002 (02-101)
  May 30, 2002

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