Published: October 13, 2011
Bishops’ agenda
Here’s what’s on tap at upcoming USSCB Fall General Assembly in Baltimore
News release from USCCB
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will meet November 14-16 in Baltimore for their annual Fall General Assembly. The bishops will hear the first address of Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York as president of the USCCB.
The meeting agenda will also include:
Elections of USCCB secretary-elect, chairmen-elect of five committees, the chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace, and board members of Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Discussion and approval of the “Resolution on Diocesan Financial Reporting”
Discussion and vote on changing the current Task Force on Health Care into a permanent Subcommittee on Health Care Issues under the Committee on Doctrine
Discussion on religious liberty
Discussions and approval to place the inscription of the “Optional Memorial of Blessed Marianne Cope” and the “Optional Memorial of Blessed John Paul II” on the Proper Calendar
Discussion and approval of Blessings of the Oils for Catechumens, the Sick, and for Consecrating the Chrism
A report by the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth and the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage
A report by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on the work of Project Rachel, the post-abortion healing ministry
A report by Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Anglicanorum coetibus, the Vatican’s response to groups of Anglicans seeking full communion with the Catholic Church
A report by Bishop Kevin Farrell on the proposed publication of the Committee on National Collections guidelines entitled: One Church, One Mission – Guidelines for Administering USCCB National Collections in Dioceses
Discussion and approval of the 2012 Conference Budget
An oral report on status of Deepen Faith, Nurture Hope, Celebrate Life, the USCCB’s Priority Plan
A presentation on the Evaluation of the Reorganization and the Process to Create a Priority Plan, 2008-2011
Discussion and consensus from the body of bishops on three priority initiatives for 2013-2015
READER COMMENTS
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:10 AM By JLS
Miraculous, abortion will surely stop the following day. Notice that after twothousand years they're still perfecting the blessing of chrisms? Maybe they'll finally complete this difficult task.
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:29 AM By Juergensen
Hmm. Nothing on stopping the annual slaughter of 1.2 million babies.
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:34 AM By Tee
Lots of parlimentary proceedings, but as Clara Peller would have said, "Where is the beef????" Nero fiddles, Rome burns.
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:00 PM By Allan
The USCCB is a waste of time and money. Better the good bishops teach the faith in its entirety in their home diocese.
