NEVADA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

NEVADA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE COMMON WELL-BEING OF ALL CITIZENS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE DOCTRINES; TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC A READY SOURCE OF AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ON THE PRINCIPLES, DOCTRINES, AND PRACTICES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE TO MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY; TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DIALOGUE WITH POLICY MAKERS IN THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS WITH OTHER PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, IN SEEKING THE COMMON WELL-BEING OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE; TO EMPOWER CATHOLIC LAITY IN NEVADA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND TO ENCOURAGE CATHOLIC VOTERS TO APPROACH POLITICAL AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF FAITH; AND, TO PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ROMAN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS IN LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND JUDICIAL MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNME