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Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion Bill Passes PA House

With a strong bi-partisan vote of 147-39, House Bill 250 cleared its first hurdle: passage in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The measure proposes to increase Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) by $50 million (raising it to $175 million) and Opportunity Scholarship
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March 15, 2017
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Catholic Education, catholic schools, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit, OSTC, school choice

What does the Church teach about Family, Community, and Participation?

Explore what the Catholic Church teaches about call to family, community, and participation in this video from Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching featuring Lisa Hendey, Msgr. Ray East, and Jonathan Reyes.
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March 10, 2017
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Catholic advocacy, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, community, CRS, family, human dignity, human responsibilities, human rights, Social Justice, solidarity, subsidiarity, USCCB

What does the Church teach about human rights & responsibilities?

Explore what the Catholic Church teaches about human rights and responsibilities in this video from Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching featuring Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Helen Alvaré, and Bill O’Keefe.
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March 02, 2017
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Catholic advocacy, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, CRS, human dignity, human responsibilities, human rights, Social Justice, USCCB

Urge Senators to Disapprove Planned Parenthood Title X Funding Rule

Human Life Action has issued this action alert to contact Congress: We have an opportunity to encourage the Senate to restore the states’ ability to stop some of the federal funding to Planned Parenthood. As you know, a river of federal money currently runs to the nation’s largest abo
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February 22, 2017
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abortion, defund planned parenthood, HHS, planned parenthood, prolife, Title X, U.S. Senate

Questions & Answers with Speaker of the House Mike Turzai about Expanding EITC

Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is passionate about giving parents and grandparents real options for their children’s education. He is spearheading an effort to expand the highly successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholar
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February 21, 2017
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catholic schools, Educational Improvement Tax Credits, EITC, House Bill 250, Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit, opportunity scholarships, OSTC, parental choice, Representative Mike Turzai, scholarships, school choice, Speaker Turzai, tax credits, vouchers

Communications Professional Wanted: PCC Director of Outreach

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) is seeking a seasoned communications professional to work in conjunction with the Communications Director with planning and carrying out a program of information and education to advance PCC’s mission to foster a public understanding of the C
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February 13, 2017
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catholic communicator job, catholic jobs, communications job, grassroots advocacy job, job ad, social media job

Pro-Life Legislation Clears PA Senate

Special thanks to these state Senators who took a stand in favor of unborn babies. They voted “yes” on Senate Bill 3, a measure that will ban gruesome dismemberment abortions. Now the measure will be considered in the House of Representatives. Send a message to your state
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February 10, 2017
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Invest in Success: Expand EITC & OSTC Scholarships

The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is leading the charge to give more opportunities to Pennsylvania’s students to go to the school that best meets their needs. He is the prime sponsor of House Bill 250 which proposes to increase the amou
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February 07, 2017
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Catholic Education, catholic schools, education tax credits, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit, OSTC, parental choice, school choice

Time to Defend Life & Religious Liberty

Public outcry by forces hostile to our religious freedom has already begun. They are attempting to pressure President Donald Trump into not issuing an executive order that would protect our Constitutional rights. If we do not raise our voices today President Trump may only hear the de
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February 06, 2017
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conscience protection, Executive Order, freedom of religion, president trump, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

Support Ban of Brutal Painful Dismemberment Abortions

UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Senate voted 32-18 in support of Senate Bill 3. It now moves to the House of Representatives for their consideration. One Pennsylvania nurse told her legislator, “As a NICU [neonatal intensive care unit] nurse I can attest these babies do feel pain. This pract
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February 06, 2017
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dismemberment, fetal pain, Kermit Gosnell, Pain capable, SB 3, Senate Bill 3
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