by admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Environment, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Norfolk, Respect for life, Tidewater
In the midst of competing narratives about Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. and his recent encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si’, one point is clear: “The Church is not in conflict with science,” Richmond Bishop Francis DiLorenzo told a crowd in Norfolk...
by admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Church teaching, Faithful citizenship, Respect for life
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director Like many others, I was horrified after watching two undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood officials nonchalantly discussed harvesting and distributing body parts of aborted babies for research. Produced by the pro-life...
by admin | Jun 24, 2015 | Catholic social teaching, Economic justice, Faithful citizenship, Living the faith, Respect for life
The release of Pope Francis’s second encyclical, Laudato Si’, last week has sparked a much-needed global conversation about how human and environmental ecology are inextricably intertwined. Laudato Si’ is the first papal encyclical to acknowledge the effects of human...
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 | 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...
