by admin | May 21, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director Many told us they were surprised a few weeks ago when the Virginia Catholic Conference praised Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement on in-state tuition for immigrant youth. AG Herring concluded that nothing in federal or...
by admin | May 7, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Marriage and family, Religious liberty
Join us on May 13 in Richmond and on June 19 in DC for two big events! Next Tuesday, May 13, marriage in Virginia will be on trial, in a way, when a federal appeals court in Richmond takes up the appeal of February’s district court ruling that struck down...
by admin | Apr 24, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Living the faith
By Deacon Matt Kiehl This weekend, on Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church will celebrate the canonization of two saints: Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. Both men served as pope during critical moments in the life of the Church. John XXIII is perhaps most famously...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Respect for life
By Virginia Podboy, Associate Director, Virginia Catholic Conference During this week, the holiest week in Christendom, we reflect about the greatest act of love in history. Jesus died for our sins in an excruciatingly painful and violent execution. An innocent man...
by admin | Apr 9, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Marriage and family, Respect for life
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director, Virginia Catholic Conference You have no doubt been hearing a lot these days about the gridlock here in Richmond over healthcare. (That’s right, you read “gridlock in Richmond,” not “gridlock in Washington,” though the way...
by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Marriage and family
The Virginia Catholic Conference, representing Bishop Francis DiLorenzo of Richmond and Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, filed an amicus curiae brief today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of Virginia’s definition of marriage as the...
