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Feast Day of St. Thomas More
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 – 13:24
Feast Day of St. Thomas More

June 22 marks the Feast Day of St. Thomas More. In a statement about the patron of statesmen, politicians and lawyers, the Pennsylvania bishops said:
St. Thomas More lived—and gave his life—for truth. He provides a powerful …

Join the Public Policy Conversation Online
Monday, Jun 6, 2011 – 12:54
Join the Public Policy Conversation Online

Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI said of social media, “I would like then to invite Christians, confidently and with an informed and responsible creativity, to join the network of relationships which the digital era …

Opportunities & challenges in 2011-2012 Legislative Session
Monday, Jan 31, 2011 – 8:19
Opportunities & challenges in 2011-2012 Legislative Session

The Winter 2011 edition of the Viewpoint newletter lists key priorities on the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference’s (PCC) legislative agenda.

International successes in the last Congress
Friday, Jan 7, 2011 – 10:45
International successes in the last Congress

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued this report on advocacy activities in Washington, DC during the last Congress.

2011-2012 Pennsylvania General Assembly sworn in
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011 – 15:27
2011-2012 Pennsylvania General Assembly sworn in

The recently elected members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly were sworn into office today marking the beginning of the 2011-2012 Legislative Session.

Embrace social media to evangelize ‘digital continent’
Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010 – 8:47
Embrace social media to evangelize ‘digital continent’

The Catholic Church faces an urgent call to evangelize the new “digital continent” of social media, according to a presentation to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at their annual Fall General Assembly. …

End of session review
Friday, Nov 5, 2010 – 9:47
End of session review

Health care reform. Abortion. Adoption. Gay marriage. Education.
These are among top issues tracked by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in the 2009-2010 legislative session. What happened and where do we go from here?

Pennsylvania’s Bishops gather in Harrisburg
Monday, Oct 4, 2010 – 14:42
Pennsylvania’s Bishops gather in Harrisburg

The Bishops of Pennsylvania’s eight Roman Catholic and two Byzantine Catholic dioceses gathered in Harrisburg on October 1 for the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC).

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, …