USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - December 1999 Press Release Archives

December 1999 Press Release Archives

General Secretary of NCCB/USCC Re-elected, Successor Chosen (99-283)
December 1, 1999
Monsignor Dennis M. Schnurr was re-elected General Secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference for a one-year term. Monsignor William P. Fay, previously an associate general secretary, was named General Secretary-Elect.
Stem Cell Research Guidelines Erode Respect for Human Life (99-286)
December 1, 1999
Stem cell research guidelines issued by the NIH today erode respect for human life, said Richard Doerflinger, an associate director of the U.S. bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, December 1. His comments follow.
Presbyterian Church Official and Cardinal Law of Boston Issue Joint Statement Welcoming Development in Northern Ireland (99-287)
December 2, 1999
In a joint statement, Reverend Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church USA, and Cardinal Bernard Law, Archbishop of Boston and Chairman, International Policy Committee, U.S. Catholic Conference, have hailed progress in Northern Ireland towards implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
National Jewish/Catholic Consultation in New Statement Urges End to the Death Penalty; Pledges Joint Efforts for Abolition (99-288)
December 3, 1999
After an exhaustive study of the "collective wisdom and moral insights" of Judaism and Roman Catholicism, the National Jewish/Catholic Consultation has issued a powerful new joint statement calling for an end to the death penalty.
Three Million Extra Awarded By Religious Retirement Office to Needy Religious Orders in Fourteen States (99-282)
December 6, 1999
The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) approved more than $3 million in supplemental grants to 17 religious orders December 6, more than twice the amount awarded in last year's supplemental grants.
Opera Star to be Featured on Personally Speaking, Catholic Communication Campaign Talk Show on Odyssey (99-289)
December 6, 1999
Opera star Barbara Dever will be a guest on Personally Speaking, Friday, December 17 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on the Odyssey cable network.
Church as Koinonia of Salvation is Theme of Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue (99-291)
December 6, 1999
The Church as Koinonia of Salvation: Its Structures and Ministries was the theme of the latest meeting of the US Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue. The third meeting of Round X in the Dialogue was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 2-5.
Brooklyn Priest Named Assistant Secretary for Higher Ed, Campus Ministry at United States Catholic Conference (99-293)
December 14, 1999
Msgr. John J. Strynkowski, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, has been named Assistant Secretary for Education for Catholic Higher Education and Campus Ministry at the United States Catholic Conference.
Father David L. Ricken Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne (99-295)
December 14, 1999
Pope John Paul II has named Father David L. Ricken, a priest of the Diocese of Pueblo currently serving as an official of the Congregation for the Clergy, to be Coadjutor Bishop to Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne.
January Events (99-297)
December 15, 1999
January Pitches (99-296)
December 15, 1999
Walter Grazer to be Policy Adviser for European Affairs at USCC (99-298)
December 22, 1999
Walter E. Grazer has been appointed Policy Advisor for European Affairs in the U.S. Catholic Conference's Office of International Justice and Peace. The announcement of the appointment was made by Gerard Powers, director of the international office.