Texas Catholic Voice November 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Legislative work beginning … Catholic Advocacy Day is March 28 … Pope’s prayer intention for December … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and now that Advent is upon us, wish you peace and joy. This time…
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In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Let’s raise the bar on political discourse … Catholic schools above average during pandemic … Great response to call for comments … Pope’s prayer intention for November … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Happy All Hallow’s Eve from the TCCB! We are looking…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice September 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Protecting human dignity, religious liberty … Novena to End the Death Penalty … Respect Life Month resources … Pope’s prayer intention for October … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director All of us at TCCB are honored to work for the Catholic Church in…
Read MoreProposed changes to ACA could mandate abortions and gender transition procedures
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Attention: 1557 NPRM (RIN 0945-AA17) Submitted online via: https://www.regulations.gov. Dear HHS, I am submitting comments on behalf of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB). The TCCB is…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice August 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Back to school, back to advocating for school choice … Mobilize for Mercy … Resources for prison ministries … Helping pregnant women … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director We have had a very busy summer at TCCB; now that Labor Day is upon…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice July 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Supporting women and their families … Resources for prison ministry … Execution stayed, another upcoming … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director On Tuesday, July 26, the Supreme Court issued the final judgement in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and one day later…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice June 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Praising God for lives saved … Migrant deaths mourned … Upcoming execution … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director Since the Supreme Court issued its opinion last Friday that overturned Roe V. Wade, we have celebrated the countless lives that will be saved in…
Read MoreTexas bishops grateful for overturn of Roe v Wade
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops issued the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding Dobbs v Jackson: We celebrate with grateful hearts the historic decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Roe v. Wade. The state of Texas will again have the ability…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice May 2022
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice: Uvalde and common sense gun control … Religious Freedom Week … School choice … And more! A Message from Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director After the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, composing a newsletter to share an update about the various initiatives we have been working on feels…
Read MoreBishops mourn Uvalde victims of school shooting
AUSTIN — The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops issued the following statement regarding the killings at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24: The bishops of Texas mourn for the community of Uvalde and join Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller in asking God to have mercy on our children, families, and communities. We pray for…
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