2 Feb.

To protest the system of apartheid the General Assembly of the Episcopal church petitions General Motors Corporation to end manufacturing in South Africa.

2 Nov.

A synod of bishops, meeting in Vatican City, reaffirms celibacy for Roman Catholic religious orders.

21 Dec.

The New York Federation of Catholic Teachers votes to end their twenty-nineday strike against schools run by the New York archdiocese and accept the terms offered by the archdiocese. This is the first major strike against a parochial school system in the United States.