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The Catholic Advocacy Network is intended to familiarize users with legislative issues and social action needs communicated by the national and state bishops’ conferences or other authoritative Church agencies. It is a centralized source of information giving “alerts” on current issues and events.
The Network will provide links to additional sites and articles for further education, in-depth review and action steps. It offers Catholics the ability to read about issues, grasp key message points, send a letter-to-the-editor to their local newspaper and/or communicate concerns or thanks to their state representative, senator and/or governor.
“Alerts” are sent out when a legislative decision is expected, or when immediate action is needed; points at which your involvement will have the greatest impact.
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ACTION ITEMS:
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January 7
The New Jersey Catholic Conference (NJCC) is calling on Catholics and all people of good will to urge their state elected officials to vote “no” on S49/A6260, legislation which effectively serves as a replacement to the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA). The RFA was a controversial bill introduced in October 2020 that would have expanded abortion services in New Jersey to include late-term abortions, state-funding for abortions, mandating health insurance coverage for abortion services, and allowing for non-physician medical providers to perform abortions, all of which the NJCC vigorously opposed.Read More -
July 1
As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I encourage all our Catholic clergy, religious and lay faithful to sign a petition to protect congressional legislative provisions in support of life...Read More -
October 7
The Catholic Church believes and teaches that all human life is sacred from conception to natural death. For that reason, we, the Bishops of each of the dioceses in New Jersey, join in voicing the strongest possible opposition to the “Reproductive Freedom Act.”Read More -
May 14
Today, the Bishops of NJ and I learned that the House Democrats released The Heroes Act, H.R. 6800, the fourth phase of economic stimulus relief or CARES 4.Read More -
December 3
State residents are being urged to contact their state senators in opposition to a bill that would force Catholic organizations such as schools, dioceses and social service agencies to offer employees health benefits that violate fundamental Catholic principles.Read More
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