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		<title>Are you a member of the network?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/catholic-education/are-you-a-member-of-the-network/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Counting all Pennsylvanians: 2010 U.S. CENSUS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every election year the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) encourages people to register to vote and cast their ballot.  Every vote matters and PCC reminds Catholics particularly that “the Church’s obligation to participate in shaping ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/social-justice/counting-all-pennsylvanians-2010-u-s-census/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Contamos con todos los ciudadanos de Pennsylvania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cada año electoral, la Conferencia Católica de Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Catholic Conference – PCC por sus siglas en inglés) anima a las personas a registrarse para votar y en efecto emitir su voto. Cada voto es ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/social-justice/contamos-con-todos-los-ciudadanos-de-pennsylvania/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Special update on Haiti earthquake response</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The emergency response in Haiti is now in its sixth week and the rainy season is beginning.  We are all feeling the pain and stress of what will be a prolonged recovery with many ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/social-justice/special-update-on-haiti-earthquake-response/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Bishops call for bipartisan action on health care reform that protects life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the White House Health Care Summit, the U.S. Bishops urged Congressional leaders “to commit themselves to enacting genuine health care reform that will protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/life-dignity/bishops-call-for-bipartisan-action-on-health-care-reform-that-protects-life/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>ACE-PA Update:  February 22, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[News for  Advocates of Catholic Education in Pennsylvania – February 22,  2010

NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS AND THE 2010-2011 EDUCATION BUDGET
This month,  all the talk in Harrisburg is about Governor Rendell’s proposed 2010-2011 state ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/catholic-education/ace-pa-update-february-22-2010/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Number of Catholics, priests, seminarians grows worldwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s population, and a slow but steady rise in the number ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/catholic-education/number-of-catholics-priests-seminarians-grows-worldwide/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>ACTION ALERT: Federal Education Legislation: February 17, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference has been contacted regarding an urgent federal
education matter.   The U.S. House of Representatives could vote soon on legislation
governing elements of a school’s  disciplinary policy and practice.

The bill (HR 4247) would affect all public schools and private schools whose students
or teachers benefit  from any federal education program (about 80 percent of Catholic
schools, for example).  The measure  represents an unprecedented and unwarranted
degree of federal regulation of  religious and independent education.
Please contact your U.S. Congressperson and ask him or her to vote no for HR 4247.
Below is a link provided  by the Council for American Private Education  (CAPE).
This link will allow you to contact your congressperson directly.
 Legislative Action Center.   To learn more about the bill’s troubling provisions, visit
CAPE’s Web site.
Thank you for conveying to Congress your views on this legislation and for inviting
friends, family, and members of ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/catholic-education/action-alert-federal-education-legislation-february-17-2010/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Catholic Relief Services aid getting through in Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While roads are starting to clear and food and aid are reaching hundreds of thousands of people, the needs are still enormous in Haiti. Toppled buildings, sprawling camps and tented homes set up on the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/social-justice/catholic-relief-services-aid-getting-through-in-haiti/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Celebrate Marriage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, February 14th brings double reason to celebrate, as World Marriage Day coincides with Valentine&#8217;s Day.
Learn more about the Catholic Church&#8217;s teaching on marriage from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the United States Conference ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pacatholic.org/marriage-family/celebrate-marriage/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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