An open letter regarding refugee resettlement

The following statement from Minnesota’s Catholic and Lutheran bishops originally ran in the Star Tribune’s Opinion Exchange on December 23rd ahead of Immigration Sunday & National Migration Week which were marked at the start of January. “I was a stranger … Continue reading →

MN Bishops Urge House Support of Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

March 25, 2019 Dear Members: Peace be with you. We, the bishops of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, write in support of H.F. 1500, which will provide a pathway for our undocumented brothers and sisters to obtain driver’s licenses. Enacting this … Continue reading →

Letter of Testimony: Immigrant Driver’s License

Testimony of Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis HF 1500 (Winkler) House Ways and Means Committee Transportation Finance and Policy Division February 28, 2019 Dear Committee Members: Peace be with you. I write today … Continue reading →

2017 Session Recap

Session is over and a budget has been created for the next biennium. Here’s how key MCC legislation fared: Opportunity Scholarships left out. For the second year in a row, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program was cut from the … Continue reading →

School choice legislation fails to pass, but MCC sees ‘marriage-friendly’ welfare win at session’s end

(May 31, 2017 – The Catholic Spirit – Maria Wiering) The final omnibus bills demonstrated concessions from both major parties, but they were “geared to reach certain electoral constituencies or serving special interests,” he said, pointing the finger at both sides … Continue reading →

Bishop Kettler’s Statement Regarding Recent Presidential Executive Orders

NEWS RELEASE Diocese of St. Cloud January 30, 2017 Our nation has a long history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. Whether leaving their homelands to escape persistent poverty, war or religious persecution, immigrants and refugees have always looked to the … Continue reading →

Bishops Respond to Trump Administration Immigration Actions

On Wednesday, January 25, President Trump signed executive orders to implement his plans to expand and fortify the existing border security between the United States and Mexico, to increase immigration deportation and detention, and to punish cities and counties that choose … Continue reading →

Minnesota Catholics Lobby For Illegal Immigrants to Get Driver’s License

(January 14, 2017 – Alpha News – Preya Samsundar) Tuesday’s roll call for Real ID passed the MN House Civil Law Committee 7-6. The passing of Real ID prompted the MN Catholic Conference to lobby members of the legislature to … Continue reading →

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