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Register to vote now to ensure your ballot is counted on Election Day Earlier this month, we wrote to recommend that you register to vote or update your registration soon to be fully prepared...
USCCB Chairmen Praise Supreme Court Decision Recognizing Right of Church to Choose Its Own Leaders
USCCB Chairmen Praise Supreme Court Decision Recognizing the Right of the Church to Choose Its Own Leaders WASHINGTON –The Supreme Court of the United States has issued its decision in the...
USCCB Chairmen Welcome Supreme Court Decision Preserving the Religious Liberty of Little Sisters
USCCB Chairmen Welcome Supreme Court Decision Preserving the Religious Liberty of Little Sisters WASHINGTON – The Little Sisters of the Poor recently went to the Supreme Court of the United States...
USCCB Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in Blaine Amendment Case
U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty and Catholic Education Chairmen Grateful for Supreme Court’s Decision in Blaine Amendment Case WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued...
USCCB Statement: Catholic Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman's Statement on Supreme Court Decision
Catholic Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Says Supreme Court Decision Continues Cruel Precedent of Prioritizing Abortion Business Interests Over Women’s Health and Safety WASHINGTON– Today, the Supreme...
USCCB Alert: Ask your U.S. Senators to support the Dream Act of 2019 (S. 874)
USCCB calls for action to protect childhood immigrants, others with temporary protected status. The alert linked here has been issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Please stand...
How did your legislators vote in 2020 session?
Session far different than past years, new VCC resource reports sweeping changes and future threats During the two-month legislative session, nearly 1300 bills passed, some drastically altering...
Outcomes on legislation, stay tuned for more
Governor Northam signs abortion expansion legislation and bills that fail to protect religious liberty Last month and earlier this month, many of you acted on alerts we sent asking Governor Northam...
Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Governor’s Signature of Abortion Bills
Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Governor’s Signature of Abortion Bills Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Diocese of...
Pray for our civic leaders during this time of crisis
Pray for our civic leaders during this time of crisis They need God’s guidance as they make far-reaching decisions that affect us all. Last evening, we joined nearly 3,000 fellow members of the...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly – Week 9
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly – Week 9 The unusually high volume of bills remaining resulted in extra long floor sessions all week, sometimes extending well into the night...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 8
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 8 The Virginia General Assembly is nearing the conclusion of its work for 2020, so this past week saw long hours spent debating bills in...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 7
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 7 In these final weeks of session, the number of bills still being debated has narrowed, but the intensity of the debate surrounding some of...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 6
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 6 Crossover Day was this past Tuesday, the Tuesday of Week 6 at the Virginia General Assembly. At this point in the session, all...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 5
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 5 Week 5 at the Virginia General Assembly saw committees rushing to get their work done as the Crossover Day deadline looms next...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 4
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 4 Week 4 at the Virginia General Assembly was a busy one as floor sessions had long agendas and House and Senate committees started to...
Virginia Bishops' Statement on Passage of Abortion Bills
Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Passage of Abortion Bills Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond issued...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 3
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 3 Today is the March for Life in Washington, DC, and we stand with all who are showing their solidarity with the cause of protecting the...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 2
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 2 The session’s pace picked up this week with committees hearing and advancing bills and floor votes on a few highly publicized issues...
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly-Week 1
This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly-Week 1 Session began Wednesday, with Democrats in control of both the Senate and the House for the first time in decades. The Senate organized quickly...
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