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Articles by Amy Hill

Ten points for protecting children
Wednesday, 14 Apr, 2010 – 12:53 | Comments Off
Ten points for protecting children

The Catholic bishops’ expert on preventing clergy abuse of minors, Teresa Kettelkamp, offered ten tips for child safely to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month.
During April, child protection staff in dioceses nationwide reexamine and publicize efforts …

Journey with Haiti, earthquake response continues
Monday, 12 Apr, 2010 – 8:54 | Comments Off
Journey with Haiti, earthquake response continues

Signs of progress are evident in Port-au-Prince: Beauty supply stores and small food kiosks flourish in the tarp-covered camps, the mountains of rubble are eroding under the constant tap of pickax-wielding crews, and the Haitian …

Operation Restore EITC town hall meetings scheduled
Wednesday, 7 Apr, 2010 – 9:37 | Comments Off
Operation Restore EITC town hall meetings scheduled

REACH is taking its show on the road! Join them for informative, educational Town Hall meetings that give YOU the tools you need to help us restore funding to the EITC Program.  The Advocates …

April 1 is Census Day
Thursday, 1 Apr, 2010 – 13:08 | Comments Off
April 1 is Census Day

If you haven’t mailed back your Census Questionnaire, please do it today! Census data determine how more than $400 billion in Federal funds are distributed to communities each year. Mailing back a questionnaire is cheap, …

A call for an end to abortion, once and for all
Thursday, 1 Apr, 2010 – 13:03 | Comments Off
A call for an end to abortion, once and for all

Historic. Landmark. Unprecedented. All words used to describe the health care reform legislation recently passed into law by Congress.
With the failure of Congress to include adequate statutory restrictions on using federal tax …

Internship opportunity at the PCC
Tuesday, 23 Mar, 2010 – 15:06 | Comments Off
Internship opportunity at the PCC

Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in Harrisburg, PA is seeking an intern for the spring, summer or fall term.

Be one in a million, confront global poverty
Tuesday, 23 Mar, 2010 – 14:20 | Comments Off
Be one in a million, confront global poverty

When Pope Benedict XVI said we must be “personally outraged by the injustices in the world” to end the marginalization of the world’s poor, he was issuing a challenge to Catholics everywhere: Let’s put global …

Bishops encourage vigilance
Tuesday, 23 Mar, 2010 – 14:05 | Comments Off
Bishops encourage vigilance

The U.S. bishops called on Congress and people in the Catholic community to make sure promises are kept that new health care legislation will not expand abortions in the United States.

Contact Congress TODAY on health care reform
Thursday, 18 Mar, 2010 – 14:39 | Comments Off
Contact Congress TODAY on health care reform

To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress go to www.usccb.org/action.
Congress continues to debate health care reform. The House passed a health care bill that prevents the federal government from funding elective abortions, and includes …

PA Catholic Health Association opposes Senate health care reform bill
Wednesday, 17 Mar, 2010 – 15:03 | Comments Off

In light of the controversy and confusion created through the announcement by Catholic Health Association – USA in support of the Senate health care reform bill, the Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association and the Pennsylvania Catholic …