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Time is running out: Register for Virginia in Jeopardy
Register for “Virginia in Jeopardy: What’s at stake for the Commonwealth and you!” 2019 was a year of radical legislative proposals in Virginia: Extreme abortion bills, attempts to legalize...
EVENT REMINDER: PLEASE ATTEND – Life Matters: Learning about the issues
Join the VCC at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Lynchburg! The Virginia Catholic Conference is pleased to partner with the St. Thomas More Respect Life Ministry on an important presentation in...
VCC releases key voter education resources
Bishops’ letter & VCC resource outline principles & issues as voters prepare for Nov. 5 elections On November 5, voters across Virginia will elect members to all 140 seats in the General...
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
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
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?
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
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 […]
Because We Are Catholic
Catholic Education
77 primary & high schools
26,561 school students
$315.7 million – amount Catholic schools save commonwealth
Catholic Social Services
28 languages spoken
81,853 clients served
$26.9 million – total combined budget
Catholic Healthcare
8 hospitals
11,100 hospital employees
$159 million – Total community benefit
The Reach of the Catholic Church in Virginia
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Diocese of Arlington
Bishop Barry C. Knestout
Diocese of Richmond
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Diocese of Arlington
Bishop Barry C. Knestout
Diocese of Richmond