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PCC mourns loss of Archbishop Schott
Friday, Jun 11, 2010 – 9:18
PCC mourns loss of Archbishop Schott

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) is saddened by the news that Metropolitan Basil M. Schott, Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, died on Thursday, June 10, 2010.  He will be laid to rest next week.

April 1 is Census Day
Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 – 13:08
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, …

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

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

Are you a member of the network?
Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010 – 8:50
Are you a member of the network?

As Catholics, we are called to be conscientious citizens. We must take an active role in the public policy debate by speaking out to defend the dignity and rights of all.The PCC invites you to …

Number of Catholics, priests, seminarians grows worldwide
Monday, Feb 22, 2010 – 14:20
Number of Catholics, priests, seminarians grows worldwide

According to a report from the Catholic News Service, the latest Vatican statistics show a slight increase in Catholics as a percentage of the world’s population, and a slow but steady rise in the number …

The public significance of marriage
Monday, Oct 5, 2009 – 10:39
The public significance of marriage

It is easy to understand the private and intimate nature of marriage between a husband and wife.  Reality TV aside, most of us can clearly draw the line between our public and private lives.
It is …

Bishops, legislators, Knights of Columbus gather in Harrisburg
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 – 13:06
Bishops, legislators, Knights of Columbus gather in Harrisburg

“Long before there was a Left Wing and a Right Wing, there was the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” said Carl A. Anderson, best selling author and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus.  Anderson’s keynote …

Mass for those who serve in public office
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 – 10:50
Mass for those who serve in public office

In their June 2004 statement, Catholics in Political Life, the Catholic Bishops of the United States reinforced the idea that, “Catholics who bring their moral convictions into public life do not threaten democracy or pluralism …

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 …

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 …