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Get to know the candidates Primary Election May 18, 2010
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 – 9:59 | Comments Off
Get to know the candidates Primary Election May 18, 2010

As part of a statewide effort to educate people about candidates and their positions on issues important to Catholic voters, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) sent a questionnaire to candidates for statewide office to give …

School choice supporters gather at the Capitol
Friday, 7 May, 2010 – 13:42 | Comments Off
School choice supporters gather at the Capitol

Fifteen hundred students, teachers, parents and legislators gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, to show their support for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. The party is hosted every year …

Happy Birthday, EITC!
Monday, 3 May, 2010 – 7:48 | Comments Off
Happy Birthday, EITC!

Over 40,000 students are able to attend the school of their choice during the 2009-2010 school year because of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, while countless numbers of children in public school will …

A Pennsylvania primary election primer
Saturday, 1 May, 2010 – 9:36 | Comments Off

Tuesday, May 18, 2010, is primary election day in Pennsylvania.

Primary election edition – Viewpoint Spring 2010
Friday, 30 Apr, 2010 – 10:22 | Comments Off
Primary election edition – Viewpoint Spring 2010

Read the responses of candidates for U.S. Senator and governor to PCC’s election questionnaire and the latest legislative update in the Spring 2010 edition of PCC’s Viewpoint newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE: The most up-to-date election information is …

Operation Restore EITC
Wednesday, 21 Apr, 2010 – 15:22 | Comments Off
Operation Restore EITC

In 2008-2009, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program was a $75 million program – helping over 44,000 students attend the school of their choice and countless more through innovative programming.

CRS Haiti earthquake response, 3-month progress report
Wednesday, 21 Apr, 2010 – 15:16 | Comments Off
CRS Haiti earthquake response, 3-month progress report

Three months after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake tore at the heart of Haitian community and family life, Catholic Relief Services’ emergency relief operations have reached more than 720,000 people living at the epicenter of unimaginable loss. …

Questions & answers about health care reform
Thursday, 15 Apr, 2010 – 15:12 | Comments Off
Questions & answers about health care reform

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was groundbreaking health care reform legislation.  Catholics may have many questions about the complicated new law.  Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers.

Show compassion for sex abuse victims
Wednesday, 14 Apr, 2010 – 13:40 | Comments Off

News reports of the clergy sexual abuse scandal unfolding in Europe and responses in the media continue to swirl around the Church. More attention has focused on who did what and when, or who made …

Victim assistance in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 14 Apr, 2010 – 13:30 | Comments Off
Victim assistance in Pennsylvania

The first obligation of the Church with regard to victims is for healing and reconciliation. Dioceses and eparchies continue to reach out to every person who has been a victim of sexual abuse as a …