by admin | Feb 26, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Respect for life
With only two weeks remaining in the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session, the House and Senate are heavily focused on the state budget. Both chambers have adopted amendments to the Governor’s introduced budget, and leaders will begin negotiations soon over the...
by admin | Feb 19, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Living the faith, Marriage and family, Religious liberty, Respect for life
On Wednesday, the Conference hosted Catholics from various districts who came to lobby their Delegates and Senators on issues of life, family, justice and the common good on our final “Catholics in the Capital” day. The Conference extends our sincere thanks to all...
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...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life
Winter storm Jonas put an early end to last week’s business at the Virginia General Assembly, but delegates and senators returned to Mr. Jefferson’s capitol on Monday as the Commonwealth continued to dig out from as much as 30” of snow! Conference staff didn’t skip a...
by admin | Jan 15, 2016 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Respect for life
The 2016 Virginia General Assembly session kicked off on Wednesday with the swearing in of all Delegates and Senators, who were all elected or re-elected this past November. The Conference looks forward to working with all members-new and old-to further the common...
by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Living the faith, Respect for life
Last Thursday, pro-life advocates rose early to stand in line for a seat at the Virginia Board of Health meeting, where Board members voted 9-6 to repeal many of the common-sense abortion clinic safety regulations put into effect three years ago. Last week’s vote...
