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COLORADO CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
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The Colorado Catholic Conference, a united voice of the three Catholic dioceses, speaks on public policy issues. Basing its mission on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as particularly expressed in Catholic social teaching and the consistent life ethic, the Conference acts cooperatively in order to insure a dignified and productive life for people of all ages and ethnic groups.

The Conference is characterized by the 3-pronged approach of education, advocacy and the development of lay leadership in regard to public policy issues.

The Conference works with other religious and secular groups in promoting the common good of the people of Colorado in the areas of life issues, health, housing, employment, education, corrections and other basic needs.
 

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The Colorado Catholic Conference interacts with the state legislature, U S Congress and elected officials at all levels in numerous ways. Through the www.usccb.org the Conference is involved in issues at the national level.

The Colorado Catholic Conference provides information to the USCCB and the USCCB to the Colorado Catholic Conference on a regular basis. ( Click here to join the network ).

One of the most important functions of the Colorado Catholic Conference is its legislature contact at the state level. The key to this contact is our legislative network ( Click here to join the network ). Join our network and become informed as well as how you can influence public policy.

The Gospel of Life and Catholic Social Teaching are essential to understanding the Churches positions and goals. Join the Faithful Citizenship Campaign and become an informed Catholic.( Click here to join the network )

 
   
 

Bishops Welcome Ruling Against Embryonic Stem Cell Funding, Urge Government to Pursue Ethical Stem C

WASHINGTON 8-25-2010 - Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, welcomed the federal court injunction against the Obama administration’s funding of human embryonic stem cell research, calling the ruling a “victory for common sense and sound medical ethics.” He said this ruling also vindicates the bishops’ reading of the Dickey amendment, the amendment approved by Congress since 1996, which prevents federal funding of research in which human embryos are harmed or destroyed. Read More

 
Catholic Leaders Defend Marriage, Refute Judge's Ruling Overturning Proposition 8

WASHINGTON, DC (CNSNews.com) - August 19, 2010 - Catholic leaders refuted Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling earlier this month that California must stop enforcing Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and which blames religious institutions' beliefs, including those of the Catholic Church, for harming homosexuals and lesbians. Read More
 

 
Pro-marriage groups laud Ninth Circuit's emergency stay of Prop. 8 ruling

San Francisco, Calif., Aug 17, 2010 / 11:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Responding to the August 4 ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an emergency stay of the judge's decision. Read More

 
Bishop Olmsted says Prop. 8 decision puts culture's sanity at risk

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 10, 2010 / 06:36 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Weighing in on what he called the “misguided” ruling by a federal judge who struck down California's Proposition 8 last week, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona declared on Tuesday evening, what “is at stake here is cultural sanity and viability.” Read More

 
Report says quality of Catholic health systems higher than others:

By Catholic News Service August 10, 2010
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic and other church-owned health systems demonstrate greater quality and efficiency than not-for-profit or investor-owned systems, according to a new analysis by Thomson Reuters. Read More
 

 


 
 
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