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Day of Dialogue on Justification
Monday, Sep 14, 2009 – 15:45
Day of Dialogue on Justification

As part of the Pennsylvania Conference on Interchurch Cooperation (PCIC), the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) invites you to a special event sponsored by the Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic Coordinating Committee.
The Day of Dialogue on the Joint Declaration on the …

Join the Advocates for Catholic Education
Monday, Sep 14, 2009 – 9:38
Join the Advocates for Catholic Education

The energy, enthusiasm and Catholic school spirit of sincerely concerned parents, educators and taxpayers is the key to advancing Catholic education for our children now and in the future.  The PCC is seeking volunteers to …

State budget stalemate – Viewpoint Summer 2009
Tuesday, Aug 25, 2009 – 9:24
State budget stalemate – Viewpoint Summer 2009

Summer is coming to a close, but the Pennsylvania General Assembly still has unfinished business. Although constitutionally required to pass a balanced budget by June 30, lawmakers in Harrisburg are still deliberating over what programs …

REACH Launches a New Campaign
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 – 16:33

Over the past eight years, Pennsylvania’s innovative Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program has provided an educational lifeboat to tens of thousands of students all across the Commonwealth. Strong bi-partisan support by the Pennsylvania Legislature …

Putting ‘Caritas in Veritate’ into practice
Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 – 9:14
Putting ‘Caritas in Veritate’ into practice

Caritas in Veritate, Charity in Truth, is the recent encyclical from Pope Benedict XVI. It addresses the global economic crisis by discussing the moral aspects of economics, poverty, human rights and environmental responsibility.An encyclical is …

Budget debate continues, still unresolved
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009 – 18:02

The week of July 27, 2009, was filled with anticipation, hopefulness and skepticism over the new Budget Conference Committee that was created to end the budget stalemate, according to the Capitol Recap report from Pennsylvania …

PA budget still not settled
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 – 11:30
PA budget still not settled

According to a Capitol Recap report from Pennsylvania Legislative Services, by Sunday evening (July 26, 2009), the Capitol was empty and, according to those familiar with the conversations, there was a feeling nothing more could be …

Catholic schools & the state budget
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 – 16:19
Catholic schools & the state budget

For most Pennsylvanians, this time of year means leisurely vacations, picnics and displays of fireworks.  For some in Harrisburg, unfortunately, June and July can mean long hours, anxiety and a different kind of fireworks – …

PA Bishops’ Message to College Students
Wednesday, Jul 8, 2009 – 22:44

As students prepare to begin college classes next month, it is an opportune time to revisit the Pennsylvania bishops’ letter to Catholic students, Your Catholic Faith on Campus.
In the letter, the bishops encourage students to …

Federal stimulus dollars for PA’s education budget
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 – 9:09
Federal stimulus dollars for PA’s education budget

Pennsylvania will receive millions of dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  Under the governor’s proposed budget, some of these Stimulus dollars will be used to support a proposed 5.7% increase in the …