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Updates to Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Law

More Pennsylvania adults will be accountable for stopping and preventing child abuse with the recent passage of legislation that broadens the definition of who is a mandated reporter. State Sen. Kim Ward of Westmoreland County sponsored Senate Bill 21, which broadens the definition of
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April 15, 2014
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Meeting the Pope

“Utterly amazing” are the words Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett used to describe what it was like to meet Pope Francis face-to-face before a crowd of 100,000 onlookers in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome. “I’ve met presidents. Those meetings were quite impressive,” he said, “but meeting
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April 10, 2014
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

We All Have a Role in Protecting Children  April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Catholic dioceses of Pennsylvania are reminding everyone everywhere that we must work together to ensure our children are protected and safe. Church teaching reminds us that every child i
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March 31, 2014
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World meeting will engage all of society to help strengthen families

  By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year will be open to families and people of different faiths, including no faith at all, to engage the wider society in dialogue and to serve and strengthen all fa
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March 25, 2014
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Children’s Health Insurance Program Extended

Many more Pennsylvania children will have access to health care thanks to a reauthorization and expansion of the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Governor Tom Corbett signed the bill, the first piece of legislation associated with his Healthy Pennsylvania plan, on T
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October 17, 2013
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Healthy Pennsylvania Plan Will Give Hope to Uninsured

Governor Tom Corbett unveiled a plan to increase access to quality, affordable healthcare options for all Pennsylvanians he calls Healthy Pennsylvania. “My plan for a Healthy Pennsylvania works to ensure that every child has access to healthcare coverage and that every Pennsylvanian h
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September 17, 2013
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Governor Recognizes PCHA 50th Anniversary

Governor Tom Corbett has recognized the 50th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA). In a letter sent to PCHA president Sister Clare Christi Schiefer, O.S.F., Governor Corbett wrote, ” Five decades of success is certainly a testament to this organizat
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April 18, 2013
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Send a Message In Support of a Pro-Life Insurance Exchange

In consultation with the USCCB and other pro-life groups after yesterday’s announcement, it appears that a legislative remedy can be found to assure that the federally administered insurance exchange can exclude elective abortion coverage. Access to health care remains a priority conc
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December 13, 2012
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Pennsylvania will not set up state health exchange

Governor Corbett announced this afternoon that Pennsylvania will not set up its own health insurance exchanges under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  In his statement, the governor said, “Healthcare reform is too important to be achieved through haphaza
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December 12, 2012
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Update on Death Penalty Cases In PA

Hundreds of you have sent emails to the PA Board of Pardons and the Governor about the death penalty in recent months. You can send another message here.   Here is an update on the pending capital cases: 1)      Terrance Williams:  On September 28, 2012, Common Pleas Court Judge Sarmi
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December 06, 2012
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