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January 1999 Press Release Archives
- Bishop Ricard Reappointed as Head of Catholic Relief Services (99-002)
January 5, 1999
Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, has accepted a two-year extension of his term as head of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas aid and development agency of the Catholic Bishops of the United States.
- Pastoral Work Growing among Nuns' Orders; Largest Number of Sisters Still in Education (99-001)
January 6, 1999
Parish work has increased among women's religious orders to the point where for the first time Catholic orders of sisters report that they work in parishes at the same level that they do in schools (76 percent).
- 21 New Members Are Announced for the U.S. Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council (99-003)
January 7, 1999
Twenty-one new members have been added to the Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council, a 63-member body which meets semi-annually to review documentation and offer recommendations concerning matters before the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC).
- 1-800 Movie Line Reviews A Civil Action (99-004)
January 8, 1999
The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews A Civil Action for the week of January 8-14. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of The Rescuers, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
- Family Video of the Week Is Nanook of the North (99-010)
January 15, 1999
The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews The Thin Red Line for the week of January 15-21. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of Nanook of the North, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
- Positive Trends Show Gradual Movement Toward Respect for Life (99-008)
January 15, 1999
Helen Alvare, an official of the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the pro-life movement has reason to be encouraged by information released today by the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARRAL).
- Pope Accepts Bishop Montrose's Resignation, Names Bishop Blaire to Stockton; Bishop Driscoll Is Appointed to The Diocese of Boise (99-009)
January 18, 1999
Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Donald W. Montrose, 75, of Stockton and named Auxiliary Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Los Angeles to succeed him.
- February Pitches (99-006)
January 21, 1999
- February Events (99-007)
January 21, 1999
- Cease-Fire, Dialogue Offer Best Hope for Kosovo (99-011)
January 21, 1999
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick today called the situation in Kosovo an "impending calamity," and urged all sides of the conflict to respect last year's cease fire and to return to dialogue.
- The Thin Red Line Is Reviewed on Movie Line (99-012)
January 22, 1999
The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews The Thin Red Line for the week of January 22-28. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of First Men in the Moon, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
- Pope Appoints Bishop Loverde to the Diocese of Arlington, Va. (99-005)
January 25, 1999
Pope John Paul II has appointed Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Ogdensburg, NY, as Bishop of Arlington, VA. He succeeds Bishop John R. Keating who died last March 21.
- Catholic Official Rebuts Administration Proposal for Embryo Research (99-013)
January 26, 1999
A recent Clinton Administration assertion regarding embryo research overlooks important facts, including federal law, according to an official of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in testimony before a Senate subcommittee today.
- USCC Urges 'Extreme Hardship' Designation For Eligible Salvadorans and Guatemalans (99-014)
January 26, 1999
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service should grant an "extreme hardship" classification for Salvadorans and Guatemalans eligible for relief from deportation rather than deciding their status on a case-by-case basis, according to comments filed with the INS by the U. S. Catholic Conference.
- Commutation of Death Sentence Commended (99-016)
January 28, 1999
The President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference today hailed the Missouri governor's decision to commute the death sentence of an inmate scheduled for execution February 10. Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston called Gov. Mel Carnahan's decision, which came after an appeal by Pope John Paul II during his visit to St. Louis, "welcome news and a true sign of hope."
- Sister Lourdes Sheehan Named U.S.C.C. Secretary For Education (99-017)
January 29, 1999
Mercy Sister Lourdes Sheehan has been named Secretary for Education at the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) effective June 1, a post she held from 1990 to 1995. Sister Sheehan succeeds Msgr. Thomas McDade who is returning to his home Archdiocese of Newark in late June.
- Pope John Paul II Issues Lenten Message for 1999 (99-018)
January 29, 1999
"The Lord will prepare a banquet for all peoples" is the theme of the 1999 Lenten message of Pope John Paul II.
- She's All That Is All Too Familiar (99-019)
January 29, 1999
The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews She's All That for the week of January 29-February 4. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of Journey to the Center of the Earth, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
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