by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
Tuesday marked the “crossover,” the half-way point of the 46-day Virginia General Assembly session. Going forward, each chamber may only consider legislation that has passed the other chamber. On Thursday, both the House of Delegates and Senate passed their...
by admin | Feb 7, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith
The House of Delegates and the Senate are in a race to complete consideration of all legislation filed in their respective chambers as we approach crossover on February 10, after which each chamber may only consider legislation from the other chamber. This week saw...
by admin | Jan 30, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
Conference celebrates 10 years; Senate passes religious liberty bill; Committees protect past pro-life gains The Conference thanks all who attended Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond on Thursday. Some 150 Catholics from across the Commonwealth came to hear from Bishop...
by admin | Jan 23, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Immigration
The second week of the 2015 Virginia General Assembly session saw a lot of action on legislation of concern to the Conference, including an attempt to deny in-state tuition for childhood immigrants and a bill to lift a lifetime ban on TANF benefits. Our staff has also...
by admin | Jan 7, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Education, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty, Respect for life
With the New Year brings another General Assembly session in Richmond that is sure to be interesting and busy! Despite a significant budget shortfall that promises to make for some lively debate and funding decisions, the Virginia Catholic Conference has adopted a...
by admin | Dec 17, 2014 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Education, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Marriage and family
Last week we sent out an invitation to the Conference’s 11th annual Catholic Advocacy Day coming up January 29, 2015. The email invited “Advocacy Network members, parish groups, Catholic schools and other interested individuals to join in advocating for respect life,...
