by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Religious liberty, Respect for life
The 2015 session of the Virginia General Assembly is entering the home stretch as Senate and House Committees race to hear bills that have passed the other chamber and get them to the floor for a vote before the 46-day session comes to an end next Saturday. The House...
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 16, 2015 | Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Immigration, Respect for life
The 2015 session of the Virginia General Assembly convened on Wednesday and is in full swing. This session is a “short session,” lasting only 46 days. It promises to be busy and interesting as our legislators tackle the budget crisis and bills pertaining to life,...
