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This Week at the Virginia General Assembly-Week 8

by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Church teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Education, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Marriage and family, mercy, Respect for life

As the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session enters its final week, House and Senate negotiators are busy working out their differences so that both chambers can vote on a final budget next week to guide state spending for the next two fiscal years. Meanwhile, the...

This Week at the Virginia General Assembly-Week 5

by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Education, Environment, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Living the faith, mercy, Norfolk, Religious liberty, Tidewater

Virginia House and Senate Committees are wrapping up their work as they race to hear all the bills assigned to them in advance of crossover, which is this coming Tuesday.  After this point, the House of Delegates may only consider bills that have passed the Senate and...

This Week at the Virginia General Assembly-Week 4

by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Education, Environment, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Norfolk, Respect for life, Tidewater

On Thursday, the Conference was pleased to host a group from Richmond for a “Catholics in the Capital” day.  A special thanks to those who attended! This 4th week of the Virginia General Assembly session also saw action on several of the Conference’s legislative...

The Encyclical and the Tidewater: Bishop DiLorenzo to welcome Church, Community and Military experts to Norfolk to discuss Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, rising tides

by admin | Aug 13, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, Education, Environment, Faithful citizenship, Norfolk, Tidewater

In Iowa, Bishops talked about extreme weather and its relationship to Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on the environment. In Cincinnati, the local Archbishop used the encyclical to urge Ohioans and public officials to take steps to conserve energy. In...

Virginia Catholic Conference marks a decade of advancing the common good

by admin | Jun 1, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Education, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty

This year the Virginia Catholic Conference celebrates its 10th anniversary.  In this “from the tiber to the james” video blog post Executive Director Jeff Caruso reminisces about the early days of the Conference and looks ahead to the future.  Take a...

2015 Conference agenda includes defending life, religious liberty, immigrants, and safety net

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...
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