DATE: July 14, 2010

FROM: Mar Muñoz-Visoso

O: 202-541-3202
M: 301-646-8616

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUCSON BISHOP KICANAS TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS, URGES FEDERAL ACTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

Immigration, ultimately a humanitarian issue with moral consequences
SB 1070 reflects Arizonans and Americans’ frustration with Congress inaction

WASHINGTON—Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, Vice-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, testified before Congress on the ethical imperative for reform of the U.S. immigration system. He spoke July 14, before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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                        DATE:            July 13, 2010

                        FROM:           Mar Muñoz-Visoso

                                                                                                                     O: 202-541-3202

                                                                                                                     M: 301-646-8616

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 IN MADRID OPENS REGISTRATION

U.S. Bishops Set Up Web Site to Facilitate Registration

WASHINGTON—Registration to participate in World Youth Day (WYD) Madrid 2011 is now open. Though the registration is done online with the WYD organization in the Spanish capital, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has updated its existing World Youth Day page (www.wydusa.org) to allow access to the registration process through its Web site. The site includes links to important information regarding the event. Content will be progressively built up as additional information becomes available.

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                                                                                                DATE:            July 12, 2010

                                                                                                FROM:           Sr. Mary Ann Walsh

                                                                                                                      O: 202-541-3200

                                                                                                                      H: 301-587-4762

                                                                                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BISHOPS CONCERNED OVER FEDERAL COURT RULINGS REJECTING MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN

Fabric of Society Depends on Basic Legal Definition of Marriage

Position Protects Roles of Fathers, Mothers

Marriage Existed Before State, Not Open To Redefinition

WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, expressed grave concern regarding recent rulings by a federal judge in Massachusetts rejecting the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.

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