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Summer Viewpoint: Picking Sides
Wed, 08/17/11 – 13:28
Summer Viewpoint: Picking Sides

Thousands of bills are introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly during the two year legislative session. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference  reviews, tracks and takes positions on a few hundred. Ever wonder how the PCC evaluates …

The Culture of Life starts here
Tue, 08/16/11 – 10:16
The Culture of Life starts here

Helene Paharik, Director of the Department for Human Dignity in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, recently wrote about pro-life developments in Pennsylvania:

Do you remember the Pennsylvania license plate slogan that read “America Starts Here?” It recalled that …

Tell Congress – Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedom
Tue, 08/9/11 – 14:25
Tell Congress – Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedom

Religious freedom and rights of conscience are threatened by the recent “preventive services” mandate from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requiring private health plans to cover female surgical sterilization and all …

‘The public derives great benefit from an educated citizenry’
Thu, 08/4/11 – 12:45
‘The public derives great benefit from an educated citizenry’

Attorney Philip Murren, a partner in the law firm Ball, Murren & Connell and legal counsel to the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), testified about the constitutionality of school vouchers at a House Education Committee hearing …

HHS Mandate for Contraceptive & Abortifacient Drugs Violates Conscience Rights
Tue, 08/2/11 – 9:20
HHS Mandate for Contraceptive & Abortifacient Drugs Violates Conscience Rights

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sharply criticized a new HHS “preventive services” mandate requiring private health plans to cover female surgical sterilization and all drugs and devices approved by the FDA as contraceptives, …

New Life-Affirming Law Helps Grieving Parents
Mon, 08/1/11 – 9:29
New Life-Affirming Law Helps Grieving Parents

Mothers of stillborn children endure the unimaginable hardship of carrying a child in pregnancy only to learn that their little boy or girl died before birth. For many parents in Pennsylvania, the devastation over the …

Summertime Support for School Choice
Tue, 07/26/11 – 15:39
Summertime Support for School Choice

School is out and the state legislature has recessed for the summer, but school choice is still being debated all over Pennsylvania. There are two great ways advocates can keep this issue alive over the …

Bishops’ Pro-Life Chair Strongly Opposes Recommended Mandate For Birth Control, Sterilization In Private Health Plans
Wed, 07/20/11 – 9:04

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, strongly opposed the recommendation of the Institute of Medicine that the Department of Health and …

PCC Welcomes New Chairman
Tue, 07/19/11 – 5:09
PCC Welcomes New Chairman

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference  (PCC) extends a warm welcome to Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.,  who was named Archbishop of Philadelphia today. The Archbishop of Philadelphia traditionally serves as the chairman …

Join the Advocates for Catholic Education
Mon, 07/18/11 – 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 …