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How did your legislators vote in 2020 session?

May 6, 2020 by Jeff Caruso

Session far different than past years, new VCC resource reports sweeping changes and future threats During the two-month legislative session, nearly 1300 bills passed, some drastically altering...

Outcomes on legislation, stay tuned for more

April 16, 2020 by Jeff Caruso

Governor Northam signs abortion expansion legislation and bills that fail to protect religious liberty Last month and earlier this month, many of you acted on alerts we sent asking Governor Northam...

Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Governor’s Signature of Abortion Bills

April 11, 2020 by Jeff Caruso

Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Governor’s Signature of Abortion Bills Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Diocese of...

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From the Tiber to the James

Taking the Catholic faith from the pew to the public square – a Virginia Catholic Conference blog with special guest posts.

Sharing the Journey with Refugees

July 6, 2018 by Kevin Mauer

People often wonder why the Catholic Church cares so much about refugees. There are several compelling answers. First, as people forced from their homelands by persecution, refugees (and migrants generally) are among the populations the Bible and Catholic social teaching most often command us to care for. Second, American Catholic institutions have gladly taken on […]

What I saw inside Sussex I Prison

July 3, 2018 by Kevin Mauer

I was … in prison and you visited me. ~Matthew 25:35-36 Our Savior identifies with prisoners, and not just the innocent ones. Most of the men in Sussex I, home of Virginia’s death row, will never live on the outside again. In maroon jumpsuits and white Velcro shoes, they move from room to room of […]

Am I my planet’s keeper?

May 18, 2018 by Kevin Mauer

Cardinal Turkson insisted that if we treat creation responsibly, we can trust it to support the entire human family.

Church works for justice that heals

May 3, 2018 by Kevin Mauer

Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips. Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat. ~ Isaiah 11:5–6 Imagine picking up the phone and hearing the unthinkable, the nightmare of every parent. “I wanna kill […]

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