Welcome to the Texas Catholic Conference, the Official Public Policy Voice of the Catholic Bishops of Texas.
OUR MISSION
The primary purpose of the Conference is to encourage and foster cooperation and communication among the dioceses and the ministries of the Catholic Church of Texas.
A major function of the Conference is to be the public policy arm of the Conference's Board of Directors, the bishops of Texas, before the Texas legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress, and state agencies. The public policy issues addressed by the Conference include institutional concerns of the Catholic Church as well as issues related to Catholic moral and social teachings.
The U.S. bishops have taken their concerns about same-sex unions to YouTube, the popular video-sharing Web site.
Both videos are available on YouTube. Click here to see the video in English, and here to see the video in Spanish.
The English-language video features Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage. Archbishop José Gomez of San Antonio, chair of the bishops' Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, speaks on the Spanish-language video.
The USCCB seeks "to promote and protect marriage for the gift that it is and for the blessings that only it can bring to the world. For this reason," the bishops state, "we come forward in defense of marriage."..click here for more information. TCC Advocates for Adult Stem Cell Research
"There is a basic moral principal to do good and avoid evil. All morality is built on that. And using adult stem cell research is a good. There is a moral imperative to move ahead with this,� stated Rev. John A. Leies, S.M, S.T.D, a professor of moral theology at St. Mary�s University in San Antonio, who represented the Texas Catholic Conference at the May 21 Adult Stem Cell Research hearing before the Texas House Appropriations Committee.
Click hereto view a video of Rev. Leies' Testimony (his testimony begins at 35:30, or the 35th minute) or click here to read his remarks.
Pope's Exchange with the US Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI began his first pastoral visit to the United States as pope on April 15.
During this video, the Pope answers multiple questions presented to him by the US Bishop. Click here to watch this video, or go here to view all videos from the US Papal visit.
Pro Life Day a Success
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2007 Marks 25 years of a Culture of Death in Texas: Bishop Aymond
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Zambia Trip: Doctor Sylvester, Lusaka
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