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Thank Your Rep for Pro-Life Vote

Update: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted this bill out of committee before they left for the summer recess.  The bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration. The House of Representatives has passed House Bill 1948 with a vote of 132 to 65. Easily thank your legislator for
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July 01, 2016
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On Ending Unemployment Benfits

From Bishop Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh – With my fellow Bishops throughout the United States I urge our representatives in Congress to consider the moral and human consequences of their decisions concerning the most vulnerable among us, especially unemployed workers and
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February 10, 2014
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USCCB Chairmen Applaud Introduction Of The ‘Marriage And Religious Freedom Act’

From the USCCB –  Non-discrimination Act would protect religious liberties Those who affirm that marriage is one man and one woman need protection Chairmen urge support for the Act WASHINGTON—Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Ca
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September 23, 2013
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Catholic, HR 3133, marriage, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Discrimination Against Catholic Adoption Services

From the USCCB. Local Catholic Charities agencies around the country have long provided adoption and foster care services to the neediest children. Catholic Charities agencies often take on the most difficult placements, including older, abused children and children with disabilities
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September 13, 2013
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adoption, adoption services, Catholic, Catholic Charities, Pennsylvania, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Do we support illegal immigration? Amnesty?

From Justice for Immigrants –  Does the Catholic Church support illegal immigration? The Catholic Bishops do not condone unlawful entry or circumventions of our nation’s immigration laws.  The bishops believe that reforms are necessary in order for our nation’s immigration syste
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September 11, 2013
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USCCB Chair Applauds Passage Of Immigration Reform Bill Out Of Committee

From the USCCB —Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, today applauded approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Moderniz
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May 31, 2013
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Death of Bishop McFadden

From the Diocese of Harrisburg – It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Bishop Joseph P. McFadden.  He died unexpectedly while attending a meeting of the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania being held in Philadelphia. While staying at a rectory he awoke feeling
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May 02, 2013
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Protect People and Families Striving to Live in Dignity from the “Fiscal Cliff”

Tell your senators and representative that programs serving working poor families must be protected from the “fiscal cliff.” In discussing the various proposals, programs that help families escape poverty and live in dignity should be strengthened. Congressional leaders an
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December 17, 2012
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HHS Denies Rights of Conscience

Thousands of our fellow Pennsylvanians are travelling to Washington, D.C., today to mark the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.  On Friday, the Obama Administration announced that it would not honor the request of millions of Americans by allowing for a conscience exemption in its requireme
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January 23, 2012
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Merry Christmas from the PCC

The staff of the PCC wishes you and your family a very Merry Christmas. May the joy and peace that the Christ child brings be with you throughout 2012! We’d like to share with you the following column from Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, Director of Media Relations for the United States Con
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December 21, 2011
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