• Registration Booklets for Largest Justice Meeting in U.S. Church History Distributed Nationwide (99-034)
  March 1, 1999
  Registration booklets for the largest meeting for justice in the history of the Church in the United States have been distributed nationwide.
• Bishops Applaud Start of Canonization Process for Mother Teresa (99-040)
  March 1, 1999
  The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a statement from their President, Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, applauded the start of the canonization process for Mother Teresa.
• Abp. McCarrick Again Urges U.S. to Sign Mine Ban Treaty Now in Effect (99-041)
  March 1, 1999
  In a statement welcoming the taking effect (March 1) of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick urged the United States to join the 134 other nations that have already signed the treaty.
• Fr. Frederick Campbell Named Auxiliary of St. Paul-Minneapolis (99-042)
  March 1, 1999
  Pope John Paul II has named Father Frederick F. Campbell, pastor of St. Joseph Church, West St. Paul, as Auxiliary to Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
• Weekend Moviegoers Analyze This (99-044)
  March 5, 1999
  The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews Analyze This for the week of March 5-11. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of The King and I, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
• Vatican's Foreign Minister Discusses Future Status of Jerusalem with U.S. Jewish, Arab, Muslim Leaders (99-045)
  March 8, 1999
  Jerusalem is sacred to the three monotheistic religions and has universal religious significance, according to the Holy See's foreign minister, who today urged U.S. Jewish, Muslim, and Arab leaders to work in helping Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators find a "final status" for Jerusalem which preserves its uniqueness and sacredness.
• CCC-Funded Video Wins Prestigious Library Association Award (99-046)
  March 8, 1999
  The American Library Association awarded its prestigious Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video to "The First Christmas," an animated feature funded by the Catholic Communications Campaign and The Christopers.
• New Mexico and Lansing, Michigan, Dioceses Win USCC Environmental Justice Grants (99-047)
  March 9, 1999
  The three dioceses in New Mexico and the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, have been awarded grants to educate parishioners on environmental concerns by the U.S. Catholic Conference Environmental Justice Program.
• Seven New Members Named for Catholic Campaign for Human Development Committee, Which Will Meet for First Time Mar. 22 (99-048)
  March 9, 1999
  Bishop John J. Leibrecht of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo., has named six other bishops and one new lay member to assist him as Chairman of the Bishops' Committee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). The new, 15-member committee will meet for the first time here March 22
• Classic Pinocchio on the 1-800 Movie Line (99-050)
  March 12, 1999
  The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews Analyze This for the week of March 12-18. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of Pinocchio, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
• Eight Ways to Mark Jubilee Year 2000 Outlined by Bishops' Millennium Subcommittee (99-053)
  March 15, 1999
  Eight ways to mark the Jubilee Year 2000 have been outlined by the Subcommittee of U.S. Bishops charged with guiding efforts of the Church moving into the year 2000.
• Pursue Wider Agenda of Equality, Human Rights in Northern Ireland, Religious Leaders Urge (99-054)
  March 16, 1999
  In a joint statement to commemorate St. Patrick's Day, U.S. Presbyterian and Catholic leaders offered Americans three ways to support peacemakers in Northern Ireland, insisting that "a way forward must be found."
• ABC, Public TV to Air Holy Week, Easter Specials Funded by Catholic Communication Campaign (99-055)
  March 16, 1999
  ABC-TV affiliates and PBS stations nationwide will air Holy Week and Easter Sunday specials funded by the Catholic Communication Campaign, April 1-4.
• Public TV to Air Christ in Art Program Funded by Catholic Communication Campaign (99-056)
  March 16, 1999
  Public TV stations will air "The Body of Christ in Art," a spectacular program funded in part by the Catholic Communication Campaign and inspired by an extraordinary exhibit from Houston's Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
• Orthodox and Catholic Bishops Hold 16th Meeting, Continue Progress Toward Unity (99-057)
  March 17, 1999
  The sixteenth meeting of the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops took place at Antiochian Village, Ligonier, PA, from March 9 to 11. The bishops of the two churches discussed several topics of mutual concern and decided to move towards a statement in the year 2000 affirming their progress towards unity.
• Poverty Reduction, Human Development Should Be Focus of Debt Relief (99-058)
  March 18, 1999
  Expediting debt relief to the world's most heavily indebted nations and placing a greater emphasis on human development are among the goals advocated by two U.S. Bishops in comments submitted Monday to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
• Second Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics Held (99-059)
  March 19, 1999
  Coming together under the joint sponsorship and guidance of the Islamic Circle of North America and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 18 Catholics and Muslims met recently for dialogue, prayer, and conversation.
• Audiences Are Failed by Forces of Nature (99-060)
  March 19, 1999
  The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews Forces of Nature for the week of March 19-25. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of Oliver & Company, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
• April Pitches (99-051)
  March 19, 1999
• April Events (99-052)
  March 19, 1999
• Bishops Named to Migration Committee (99-061)
  March 22, 1999
  Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has named fourteen other Bishops as members of consultants to assist him as Chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration. The newly constituted 15-member committee will meet here for the first time today.
• Bishops' Advisor on Liturgy Named 'Consultor' to Vatican Congregation (99-062)
  March 22, 1999
  Pope John Paul II has appointed Father James P. Moroney, Executive Director of the Bishops' Secretariat for the Liturgy, as a Consultor to the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He is only the fourth person from the United States to be named as a Consultor to the Congregation.
• Catholic Bishops, Quakers, to Hold First Ever Ecumenical Prayer (99-063)
  March 23, 1999
  Representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (BCEIA) and representatives of the Christian and Interfaith Relations Committee of the Friends General Conference (Quakers) will meet this week for ecumenical prayer. It will be the first such event in the long history of contact between the two communities.
• Bombing 'Poses Difficult Moral and Policy Questions: Bishops' President Issues Statement on NATO Action (99-064)
  March 24, 1999
  The international community must respond to the crisis in Kosovo, but the NATO bombing campaign poses "difficult moral and policy questions," the President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference said today.
• Directory for Reaching out to Inactive Catholics Is Published (99-065)
  March 25, 1999
  "A Time to Listen...A Time to Heal, A Resource Directory for Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics" has been published by the Committee on Evangelization of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB).
• Hurricane Relief Includes Immigration Assistance, Bishops' President Urges (99-067)
  March 25, 1999
  Recovery efforts following last year's devastating Hurricane Mitch could be boosted with two changes in U.S. immigration policy, according to a letter to President Clinton released today.
• Corpus Christi Bishop Named Archbishop of San Juan (99-068)
  March 26, 1999
  Pope John Paul II has named Corpus Christi Bishop Roberto O. Gonzalez, OFM, the Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
• Bishops Urge Pilgrims to Encounter 'Living Church' in the Holy Land (99-070)
  March 26, 1999
  With thousands of pilgrims expected to visit the Holy Land during the Jubilee Year 2000, the Bishops' Administrative Board this week approved guidelines for pilgrims designed to make their visit "an occasion to build solidarity between American pilgrims and the Church in the Holy Land."
• Watch out for the New Mod Squad (99-072)
  March 26, 1999
  The 1-800-311-4CCC movie line reviews The Mod Squad for the week of March 26-April 1. Also included on the toll-free line is a review of The Adventures of Pinocchio, this week's suggested home video for family viewing.
• Among Friends Moves to Friday Morning Time Slot on Odyssey (99-069)
  March 29, 1999
  Among Friends, the half-hour interview show featuring well-known personalities discussing their faith, moves to Friday mornings, 9 a.m. ET, on the Odyssey Cable Channel, April 9.
• Heal Broken Relationships Before Too Late, Urge Catholic Bishops in Ad Launched in Holy Week (99-071)
  March 29, 1999
  Heal broken relationships before it's too late, urge the U.S. Bishops through a Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) public service announcement launched in Holy Week, March 28-April 2.
• Bishops' President Outlines Four Steps for Peace in Kosovo (99-073)
  March 31, 1999
  Citing mounting evidence of a "massive, widespread, and systematic campaign of aggression and ethnic cleansing" in Kosovo at the hands of Yugoslav authorities, the President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference today outlined four steps for ending the unfolding human tragedy in the Balkans.

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