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This Week at the 2017 Virginia General Assembly-Week 3
Today marks the 44th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., recalling the tragic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and the more than 59 million children who have since lost their lives. The Conference...
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Being “the light of the world”: Speak out for the needs of migrants in 2017
By Rev. Gerry Creedon During National Migration Week, which began earlier this month on Epiphany Sunday, we reflected on East and West, North and South, finding a place in the light of the Son. Our...
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This week saw a flurry of action on several of the Conference’s legislative priorities. As we approach crossover on Tuesday, February 7th, the House and Senate are rushing to complete their work and...
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This Week at the 2017 Virginia General Assembly-Week 5
The Virginia Catholic Conference wishes to thank all who came to Richmond on Thursday to lobby their legislators on issues important to Catholics as part of our annual Catholics in the Capital day....
View ArticleThis Week at the 2017 Virginia General Assembly-Week 6
The 2017 Virginia General Assembly is approaching its final days, and Delegates and Senators are currently working through differences in the House and Senate budgets to produce a final package, which...
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Living the Gospel with our wallets
By Jeff Caruso, Executive Director I find myself disagreeing with a lot of President Trump’s statements, but he sure made a great point recently when he gave Planned Parenthood a choice: keep its...
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For true health reform, look to the Church
This is the first of a five-part series on the USCCB’s moral criteria for health care reform. Part 1: Affirm the dignity of life By Michael Lewis, Associate Director Health care reform is once again...
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For true health reform, look to the Church
This is the second part of a five-part series on the USCCB’s moral criteria for health care reform. Part II: Honoring Conscience Rights By Michael Lewis, Associate Director St. Paul says, “For freedom...
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How to restore the dignity of work to unemployed in “Extremes of Virginia”
This is the second in a series about poverty issues in Southwest, Southside and the Eastern Shore of Virginia By August Wallmeyer In my travels throughout the poor, rural areas of Virginia, one...
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Putting Virginia’s Opioid Crisis into Perspective: A Weekly Massacre
This is the third and final part of a series about issues related to poverty in Southwest, Southside and Eastern Shore, Virginia. By August Wallmeyer It’s hard these days to read a newspaper or hear a...
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