U.S. Bishops Fall General Assembly to be Live Streamed,
Live Tweeted, Carried Via Satellite, #USCCB17
November 7, 2017
WASHINGTON—The
2017 Fall General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
in Baltimore will be live streamed on the Internet, November 13-14, and will be
available via satellite for broadcasters wishing to air it. The live stream
will be available at: http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/usccb-general-assembly/usccb-general-assembly-live-stream.cfm.
News updates, vote totals, texts of addresses and presentations and other
materials will be posted to this page: www.usccb.org/meetings.
Those wishing to follow the meeting on social media can use the hashtag
#USCCB17 and visit USCCB's Twitter handle for live events (https://twitter.com/usccblive),
as well as on Facebook (www.facebook.com/usccb)and
Instagram (https://instagram.com/usccb).
During the assembly, the bishops will elect a
new secretary for the Conference and Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop of
Galveston-Houston, will also give his first address to the body of bishops as
President of the USCCB as he completes the first year of his three-year term.
The bishops will also vote for new chairmen-elect of the following five USCCB
committees: Committee on Communications, Committee on Cultural Diversity in the
Church, Committee on National Collections, Committee on Pro-Life Activities,
Committee on Doctrine. They will also vote for a new Chairman for the
Committee for Religious Liberty. Bishop nominees for the board of
directors for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will also elected.
In addition, the body of bishops will also hear an update from the bishops
working group on immigration, among other reports.
Media outlets interested in taking the meeting's satellite feed may request coordinates by
email. Live stream and satellite feed is expected to run Monday,
November 13, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern, and Tuesday, November 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Eastern.
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